Bücher der Reihe Neuroscience Series

Great advances have been made in the area of sensory physiology during the last few decades, and these developments seem to be asking for a comprehensive review that is manageable in size and cohesive in content.

Mammalian hibernation is commonly thought of as something completely out of the ordinary, a "unique and unorthodox state." Despite the increasing volume of research and growing interest in mammalian hibernation, there is little appreciation of the essential characteristics of the phenomena.