Hibernation: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Nov 06, 2026
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - Hibernation is associated with increased survival and the evolution of slow life histories among mammals. Oct 16, 2026
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance - Hibernation Secrets. Sep 04, 2026
Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Human development and climate affect hibernation in a large carnivore with implications for human–carnivore conflicts (PDF). Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Hibernation. Aug 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Biomed Central - BMC Biology - Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures. Apr 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Colby - 'Off with his head!' : Inexplicable Faith in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Jan 04, 2025
Media added. Nov 27, 2024
Add new Web site: AHA Journals - Hibernation in Mammals. Sep 19, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Oxford - Could humans hibernate? Jun 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Open University - OpenLearn - Hibernation in mammals. May 02, 2024
Media added. Jan 31, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physiology - Hibernation and hemostasis. Jan 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Academy of Science - Not just sleep: all about hibernation. Aug 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Hibernation, a Model of Neuroprotection. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Ethical considerations in hibernation research. May 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - Human Hibernation Doesn’t Exist — Yet. Feb 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Why do animals hibernate? Feb 14, 2021
Add new Web site: Wildlife Watch - Hibernation. Feb 12, 2019
Add new Web site: The National Wildlife Federation - Hibernation: The Big Sleep. Jan 09, 2017
Add new Web site: Better Planet Education - Hibernation - What is Hibernation? Aug 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Hibernating Animal. Aug 09, 2016
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - How Hibernation Works. Apr 06, 2009
Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Hibernation. Jun 01, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - How Hibernation Works. May 29, 2008
Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Secrets of Hibernation. Apr 06, 2008
Article revised and updated. Nov 07, 2007
Article revised. Mar 28, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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