Which outcome limits successful arousal from hibernation during periods of frequent environmental temperature fluctuations?

💡 Explanation

When temperature fluctuates rapidly, repeated arousals deplete brown fat lipid reserves because non-shivering thermogenesis becomes energy-intensive, preventing completion of necessary metabolism. Therefore depleted thermogenesis limits arousal, rather than immunodeficiency, sleep disruption, or neural damage which act at different timescales with different physiological impact.

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