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Hibernaculum is my topic.

Outline
Introduction: •	Introduce what hibernacula are and why they are used

•	Explain that they differ between animals in appearance but have the same general purpose

•	Intro information will come from the articles listed in the bibliography, but we will generalize it here rather than reporting specific data

Insects: •	We will explain that insects are exothermic and freezing can mean death

•	Insects may go through diapause; a type of hibernation, or overwintering which would both occur in hibernacula

•	Hibernacula are used to protect themselves from the weather

•	Logs, caves, under rocks or could use repurposed objects such as hornet nest

Reptiles: •	General introduction of hibernacula in reptiles (needed for hibernation)

•	Reptiles are exothermic

•	We will add subsections for Lizards, Snapping Turtles , and Pine Snakes , explaining how hibernacula differ

Amphibians: Amphibians: •	Hibernacula uses for amphibians, including overwintering

•	Interesting case of newts using artificial hibernacula for habitat enhancement — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samanaqeeb (talk • contribs) 06:51, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

Mammals: •	Explain particular challenges mammals, as endotherms, face in hibernating (info will be drawn from sources listed below; presented in a more general context)

•	Briefly describe some of the types of mammals that use hibernacula and the general characteristics of their hibernacula to give an appreciation for the great variety -- marsupial mountain pygmy-possums ground squirrels, and mouse lemurs

•	Elaborate on bears -- how selection can vary between sites and species

•	Elaborate on bats -- behaviors connected to hibernacula and factors that influence how long they stay in hibernacula CAS307 (talk) 04:38, 24 February 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CAS307 (talk • contribs) 04:26, 24 February 2017 (UTC)