From theory to practice in pattern‐oriented modelling: identifying and using empirical patterns in predictive models

CA Gallagher, M Chudzinska, A Larsen‐Gray… - Biological …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
To robustly predict the effects of disturbance and ecosystem changes on species, it is
necessary to produce structurally realistic models with high predictive power and flexibility …

Environment and physiology shape Arctic ungulate population dynamics

JP Desforges, GM Marques, LT Beumer… - Global Change …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Species conservation in a rapidly changing world requires an improved understanding of
how individuals and populations respond to changes in their environment across temporal …

Temporal and spatial variations in body mass and thermogenic capacity associated with alterations in the gut microbiota and host transcriptome in mammalian …

S Ren, L Zhang, X Tang, Y Zhao, Q Cheng… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Most wild animals follow Bergmann's rule and grow in body size as cold stress increases.
However, the underlying thermogenic strategies and their relationship with the gut …

Defining the link between oxidative stress, behavioural reproductive suppression and heterothermy in the Natal mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus natalensis)

PJ Jacobs, KT Finn, AKJ van Vuuren, T Suess… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Sub-lethal effects, such as oxidative stress, can be linked to various breeding and
thermophysiological strategies, which themselves can be linked to seasonal variability in …

Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate

LM Trondrud, G Pigeon, E Król, S Albon… - Functional …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The fasting endurance hypothesis (FEH) predicts strong selection for large body size in
mammals living in environments where food supply is interrupted over prolonged periods of …

Environmental determinants of minimum body temperature in mammals

B Bastos, N Pradhan, P Tarroso, JC Brito… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2021‏ - BioOne
Physiological regulation of body temperature, set at a high level, is one of the key features of
endothermic homeotherms, such as birds and mammals. However, many mammals and …

Thyroid hormone concentrations in female baboons: Metabolic consequences of living in a highly seasonal environment

LR Gesquiere, C Adjangba, TL Wango, VK Oudu… - Hormones and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
How female mammals adapt metabolically in response to environmental variation remains
understudied in the wild, because direct measures of metabolic activity are difficult to obtain …

Sequential analysis of δ15N in guard hair suggests late gestation is the most critical period for muskox calf recruitment

NM Schmidt, A Michelsen, LH Hansen… - Rapid …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Analysis of stable isotopes in tissue and excreta may provide information about
animal diets and their nutritional state. As body condition may have a major influence on …