When they fall into their big sleep, from November to April, bats are in
torpor, a state where they dial down their physiology -- heart rate, respiration and the like -- for three weeks at a time.
for looked Tottenham's
torpor should not detract from Liverpool's excellence PREMIER LEAGUE PWDLF AGDPTS Chelsea 550014 41015 Liverpool 550011 2915 ManCity 541014 31113 Watford 540110 5512 Bournemouth 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 10 Tottenham 530210 649 Arsenal 530210919 ManUtd 53028 809 Everton 41307616 Leicester 52038 9-16 Crystal Palace 5 2 0 3 4 6 -2 6 Wolverhampton4 1 2 1 4 5 -1 5 Southampton 4 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 Brighton 41125 7-24 Fulham 5113712-54 Cardiff 50233 9-62 Huddersfield 5 0 2 3 2 11 -9 2 Newcastle 50144 8-4 1 Burnley 401339-61 WestHam 4004210-8 0
The serious North East problems of unemployment, poor services and social deprivation will be addressed effectively when this region throws off the
torpor of decades and demands fair property taxation, levels of public investment comparable to Scotland's and the replacement of 12 ineffective local authorities with a regional government with real powers and a commitment to working in real partnership with entrepreneurs.
Nationalism is not the answer but it does offer an angry home for voters frustrated by the ability of conventional politics to find a way out of economic
torpor and deal with the inequities created by modern, wealthy western society.
During hibernation, dormice enter into '
torpor' to save energy and water.
Garden dormice were found to use a short sleep called
torpor to save energy when there isn't much food around.
characterized by entry into
torpor, which involves profound decrease in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature (a few degrees above the ambient temperature) (Geiser, 2004; Okamoto et al., 2006).
When a bat is confronted by a viral antigen, the proportional increase in metabolism for raising an immune response may be trivial compared with the very large increase in the metabolic costs of flight (the proportional increase for flight may even be greater, given the wider metabolic scope of many species of bats that undergo shallow daily
torpor).
Hibernation is a physiological adaptation characterized by entry into
torpor, which involves profound decrease in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, and body temperature (a few degrees above the ambient temperature) (Geiser, 2004; Okamoto et al., 2006).
<![CDATA[ The traditional Israeli Religious Zionist mainstream must awaken from its
torpor and make its voice heard above that of "enlightened moderates" who have monopolized media coverage.
In British Columbia, male pallid bats select warmer day roosts, minimizing bouts of deep
torpor (Rambaldini and Brigham, 2008).