Donald R Powers

Donald R Powers

Mar 24, 2017

Group 6 Copy 102
0
    Please wait...

    About This Project

    When hummingbirds use more energy than they consume, they use deep hypothermia (torpor) at night to lower energy costs. Torpor is not restorative like sleep so extended use can have physiological consequences. Our field work suggests hummingbirds might be capable of controlled shallow hypothermia. This would be a novel tool for periods of low energy intake. We will use thermal imaging to track nighttime body temperature to see if hummingbirds use the more restorative shallow hypothermia.

    Blast off!

    Browse Other Projects on Experiment

    Related Projects

    A living threshold for coral bleaching: aerobic limits predict persistence as compound ocean extremes intensify.

    Bleaching alerts rely on one temperature threshold, yet tropical reefs also face episodic low oxygen. The...

    From physical proxies to effective light thresholds: eDNA-calibrated Zostera monitoring

    Seagrass viability assessments rely on light attenuation alone, assuming 15% subsurface irradiance ensures...

    Why and how did caecilians evolve bright colors?

    I am studying caecilians from São Tomé because I want to understand why and how they have evolved bright...

    Backer Badge Funded

    A biology project funded by 31 people