Ohrnberger, Sarah AHambly, CatherineSpeakman, John RValencak, Theresa G2019-09-172019-09-172018-10-31Ohrnberger, S A, Hambly, C, Speakman, J R & Valencak, T G 2018, 'Limits to sustained energy intake XXIX : the case of the golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus )', Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 221, no. 21, jeb183749. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.1837490022-0949http://hdl.handle.net/2164/12953Acknowledgements We thank Violet Berger and Zsuzsanna Szabo for their support and help throughout the project. Student helpers Bianca Benker, Olivia Grünzweil, Anna Mokry, Sarah Postner, Marilies Scheinost, Katherina Schlegel assisted with measurements and golden hamster welfare during the course of the project. Peter Thomson provided valuable technical support for the isotope analysis for the DLW method. We also would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for useful comments and criticisms on an earlier version of our publication. Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. Funding Our study was funded by a single funded grant to TGV from the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF), P 26 246- B17. JRS was supported by a 1000 talents award from the Chinese Government and a Wolfson merit award from the UK Royal Society.91581799engsustained energy intakeheat dissipation limitationGolden hamsterSubcutaneous temperaturemilk productionQH301 BiologyQH301Journal article10.1242/jeb.18374922121