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Comparative physiology

the hypothesis that female hibernating bats use torpor more frugally than males to save fat for spring reproduction.

In comparative physiology, thrifty female hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that female hibernating bats use torpor more frugally than males to save fat for spring reproduction. This meaning comes from Jonasson (2011) in PLoS ONE.[1]

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References

Jonasson, K. A., & Willis, C. K. R. (2011). Changes in Body Condition of Hibernating Bats Support the Thrifty Female Hypothesis and Predict Consequences for Populations with White-Nose Syndrome. PLoS ONE, 6(6), e21061. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021061

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