Publications by authors named "Luca R H Eckhardt"
Article Synopsis
- Daily torpor is a way for animals like common swifts to save energy by resting and lowering their body temperature.
- Scientists studied these birds in their nests over several years and found that their body temperature often dropped significantly when they were in torpor.
- They used special equipment to measure how much energy the swifts used during torpor and discovered that their energy use could be reduced by over half, helping them conserve energy during colder nights.
