\[ **BT: [[chordates]]** ] --- # torpor [[Torpor is a state of total inactivity. Caused by a reduction in metabolic rate and a tolerance of sub-euthermic body temperature, it is a physiological strategy and helps conserve energy.]][^1] [^1]: Karin A. Schubert et al., ‘[[Schubert et al., ‘Daily Torpor in Mice’, 2009|Daily Torpor in Mice: High Foraging Costs Trigger Energy-Saving Hypothermia]]’, *Biology Letters*, vol. 6, no. 1 (2019), p. 132, <https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0569>.