[PDF][PDF] Behavioral thermoregulation in mammals: a review

J Terrien, M Perret, F Aujard - Frontiers in bioscience, 2011 - academia.edu
Introduction 3. Thermo-preferendum 4. Hypothermia avoidance 4.1. Strategies to keep body
heat 4.1. 1. Specific postures 4.1. 1.1 Ball-like posture 4.1. 1.2. Basking 4.1. 2. Nest-housing …

Emerging infectious disease and the challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals

AK Townsend, DM Hawley… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The 'social distancing'that occurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in humans
provides a powerful illustration of the intimate relationship between infectious disease and …

Host and pathogen ecology drive the seasonal dynamics of a fungal disease, white-nose syndrome

KE Langwig, WF Frick, R Reynolds… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seasonal patterns in pathogen transmission can influence the impact of disease on
populations and the speed of spatial spread. Increases in host contact rates or births drive …

Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology

PM Cryan, CU Meteyer, JG Boyles, DS Blehert - BMC biology, 2010 - Springer
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is causing unprecedented declines in several species of North
American bats. The characteristic lesions of WNS are caused by the fungus Geomyces …

Optimal hibernation theory

JG Boyles, JS Johnson, A Blomberg… - Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hibernation has received considerable attention from physiologists and natural historians,
but theoretical and ecological treatments of hibernation are rarer. There is ample recent …

Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review

CP Wells, R Barbier, S Nelson, R Kanaziz… - Ecography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climatic shifts to warmer and often drier conditions are challenging terrestrial species
worldwide. These shifts are occurring more rapidly at higher elevations and latitudes, likely …

The importance of temporal heterothermy in bats

C Stawski, CKR Willis, F Geiser - Journal of Zoology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Animals must balance their energy budgets even when confronted with periodic food
shortages and/or adverse environmental conditions. Especially, small endothermic animals …

Could localized warm areas inside cold caves reduce mortality of hibernating bats affected by white‐nose syndrome?

JG Boyles, CKR Willis - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
White‐nose syndrome (WNS) is a mysterious condition affecting populations of hibernating
bats in the northeastern US. Little is known about its physiological effects on bats and no …

Non-kin cooperation in bats

GS Wilkinson, GG Carter… - … Transactions of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many bats are extremely social. In some cases, individuals remain together for years or even
decades and engage in mutually beneficial behaviours among non-related individuals …
ZJ Czenze, CKR Willis - Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2015 - Springer
Phenology refers to the timing of events in the annual cycle of organisms. For temperate-
zone mammals, hibernation is one such event, but little is known about its phenology …