Hibernating-aestivating species face potential consequences

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Hibernating or aestivating species face potential consequences if their muscles atrophy during periods of disuse. Explain how metabolic rate is related to preventing muscle atrophy during hibernation/aestivation and two ways that muscle atrophy can be prevented in species that undergo such seasonal cycles of muscle disuse.

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