The impacts of heat stress on animal cognition: implications for adaptation to a changing climate
With global surface air temperature rising rapidly, extensive research effort has been
dedicated to assessing the consequences of this change for wildlife. While impacts on the …
dedicated to assessing the consequences of this change for wildlife. While impacts on the …
Thermal effects of plumage coloration
Plumage coloration can have substantial effects on a bird's energy budget. This is because
different colours reflect and absorb light differently, affecting the heat loads acquired from …
different colours reflect and absorb light differently, affecting the heat loads acquired from …
Opportunity costs and the response of birds and mammals to climate warming
As global temperatures reach record highs, threats posed by climate change to biodiversity
become ever more severe. For endotherms, maintaining body temperature within safe …
become ever more severe. For endotherms, maintaining body temperature within safe …
Heat stress inhibits cognitive performance in wild Western Australian magpies, Cracticus tibicen dorsalis
Highlights•Western Australian magpies perform worse in a learning task when heat
stressed.•Individual performance was repeatable within, but not between, conditions.•Birds …
stressed.•Individual performance was repeatable within, but not between, conditions.•Birds …
Heat tolerances of temperate and tropical birds and their implications for susceptibility to climate warming
Characterizing heat tolerance is critical for predicting an organism's vulnerability to climate
warming. Recent studies of ectotherms report that impacts of climate warming are expected …
warming. Recent studies of ectotherms report that impacts of climate warming are expected …
Hot droughts compromise interannual survival across all group sizes in a cooperatively breeding bird
Climate change is affecting animal populations around the world and one relatively
unexplored aspect of species vulnerability is whether and to what extent responses to …
unexplored aspect of species vulnerability is whether and to what extent responses to …
Avian reproduction in a warming world
Weather influences both the distribution and life-history strategies of birds. Temperature
ranks amongst the more important weather parameters in this regard since warming springs …
ranks amongst the more important weather parameters in this regard since warming springs …
[HTML][HTML] Long-term monitoring reveals the impact of changing climate and habitat on the fitness of cavity-nesting songbirds
Long-term studies on the impacts of global change on reproduction are rare, even though
reproductive output can respond more quickly than species' abundances or distributions. We …
reproductive output can respond more quickly than species' abundances or distributions. We …
The impact of high temperatures on bird responses to alarm calls
Given the current pace of climate change, high temperature events will become increasingly
frequent in many parts of the world. Predicting how high temperatures will impact the …
frequent in many parts of the world. Predicting how high temperatures will impact the …
Collapse of breeding success in desert-dwelling hornbills evident within a single decade
Rapid anthropogenic climate change potentially severely reduces avian breeding success.
While the consequences of high temperatures and drought are reasonably well-studied …
While the consequences of high temperatures and drought are reasonably well-studied …