Is There a Record of Hibernation on the Surface of Incisors in the Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus, Rodentia, Cricetidae)?
Journal: Biology Bulletin
Year: 2020

As was shown earlier, in some hibernating rodents the patterns of hibernation are recorded by tooth dentine and can be revealed in stained or ground sections of the incisors, as well as on the incisor surface. Hibernation in the common hamster, Cricetus cricetus, can be described as facultative with great individual variability of the body temperature dynamics during the winter. To investigate the records of hibernation on the incisor surface of this species, we studied the lower incisors of ham