Craig L. Frank

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that WNS-affected bats aroused to euthermic body temperatures more frequently than unaffected bats, likely contributing to subsequent mortality, and the number of arousal bouts since datalogger attachment significantly predicted date of death.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the intestinal mucosa is vulnerable to oxidative stress during the hibernation season and in response may activate cellular defense pathways that help minimize severe oxidative damage induced by torpor-arousal cycles.

TL;DR: In this article, the melting point of stored fat was found to be 25°C below the melting temperature of mammalian fats, and it was predicted that high dietary levels of polyunsaturates were required for proper hibernation.

TL;DR: Hibernation ability was reduced when the golden-mantled ground squirrels were maintained on a high linoleic acid diet probably by the production of toxic lipid peroxides in brown adipose tissues, and the results indicate that there is an optimal level of dietary linolesic acid for proper hibernation, and this is equal to that of the natural diet.

TL;DR: Findings indicate that big brown bats are resistant to White-nose Syndrome, and are not significantly different in length from those previously reported for this species.