Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory. Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command. Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Technical documentary report TDR-63-34. 200, 92 p.
Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory. Aerospace Medical Division, Air Force Systems Command. Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Technical documentary report TDR-63-34. 200, 92 p.
Hibernation has been of interest to biologists for several centuries as a basic mechanism for avoiding stress. However, with the expanded horizons occasioned by advances in medicine and in astronautics, the concentration of researchers in the area of hibernation has increased markedly over the past several years. Because of the extensive and widespread literature extending back into time, it has been difficult for researchers to obtain essential references and it has been time consuming and expensive for each to make his own literature search. In view of the increased interest in the field of hibernation, this bibliography was assembled to save the time, energy and monies of researchers in this field by making it possible for them, through the use of the index, to expeditiously locate germane references to the problems on which they are working. The bibliography consists of over 2,100 references directly impinging upon natural mammalian hibernation, including a few references to birds and potential hibernators. A cross-referenced subject matter index makes it possible to locate with relative ease articles dealing with specific features of hibernation. The material was assembled over a number of years by detailed examination of library holdings, review literature, abstracting journals, The Zoological Record, B.A.S.I.C. , and individual journals, and with the cooperation of fellow researchers in the field of natural mammalian hibernation. The assembled references were checked for their applicability for inclusion in this bibliography, alphabetized by author, and numbered for cross reference indexing. The parameters of the initial charge for making this bibliography have eliminated references to poikilothermous animals and most references to hypothermia, and have been the guidelines used to reduce some 7, 000 references to the approximately one-third which finally comprise this bibliography.