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The 27 pages that link to Torpor, each with the reason it gives.

• EndothermyRelated: Some endotherms conserve energy by temporarily reducing heat production.

• HummingbirdRelated: Some hummingbirds enter torpor overnight when energy reserves cannot cover the cost of maintaining body temperature.

• BrumationRelated: Brumation is a seasonal pattern of reduced activity, while torpor can describe shorter bouts within it.

• PoikilothermyRelated: Some animals combine temperature variability with reduced activity during unfavorable conditions.

• American black bearRelated: Black bears conserve energy in winter without the deep body-temperature drop typical of many hibernators.

• SciuridaeRelated: Several sciurids use daily or seasonal torpor to conserve energy.

• Predator defenseRelated: Some animals use torpor to lower activity when conditions also raise predation risk.

• EchidnaRelated: Echidnas use torpor to conserve energy during cold or food-scarce periods.

• EndothermRelated: Daily torpor lets small endotherms conserve energy when food is scarce or conditions are cold.

• Common swiftRelated: Young swifts can use torpor during cold spells when food is scarce.

• PoikilothermRelated: It shows how changing temperature can accompany regulated metabolic slowdown.

• GroundhogRelated: Groundhogs cycle through deep bouts of torpor during winter hibernation.

• SpermophilusRelated: Torpor describes the metabolic episodes that form part of ground-squirrel hibernation.

• DunnartRelated: Some dunnarts use torpor to conserve energy when food is scarce or conditions are cold.

• Energy utilizationRelated: Some animals conserve energy by sharply reducing physiological activity.

• VespertilionidaeRelated: Some vesper bats use torpor to reduce energy costs during cold or food scarcity.