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Behavioral and Physiological Thermoregulation of Crocodilians [PDF]

American Zoologist, 1979
Crocodilians, like other reptiles, regulate their body temperatures by a combination of behavioral and physiological mechanisms. Behaviorally, they seek warm surface water or bask when cool and avoid overheating by the evaporation of water from their dorsum, evaporation of water by gaping or by retreating to deep, cool water.
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Cooling requirements fueled the collapse of a desert bird community from climate change. [PDF]

, 2019
Climate change threatens global biodiversity by increasing extinction risk, yet few studies have uncovered a physiological basis of climate-driven species declines.
Beissinger, Steven R, Iknayan, Kelly J, Riddell, Eric A, Sinervo, Barry, Wolf, Blair O   +4 more
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Sauromalus hispidus [PDF]

, 1995
Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Beaman, Kent R., Grismer, L. Lee, Lawler, Howard E.   +2 more
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Heat Stress and Gut Microbiome Dynamics in Poultry: Interplay, Consequences, and Mitigation Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat stress disrupts gut microbial balance in poultry, impairing nutrient absorption and immunity. This review outlines the interplay between thermal stress and microbiome dynamics and discusses integrative mitigation strategies, probiotics, phytogenics, cooling systems, and genetic adaptation to enhance poultry resilience.
O. E. Oke, A. I. Oni, O. A. Akosile, K. M. Oliyide, C. A. Ishola, M. O. Logunleko, O. A. Jimoh, C. P. Njoku, L. O. Fasasi, V. A. Uyanga   +9 more
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The effectiveness of orally applied L-menthol on exercise performance in the heat [PDF]

, 2019
During exercise in the heat, increasing thermal load leads to thermo-behavioural adjustments in exercise performance, due to greater perceptual and physiological strain.
Barwood, Martin, Best, Russell, Gillis, Jason, Jeffries, Owen   +3 more
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The myth of the metabolic baseline: sleep–wake cycles undermine a foundational assumption in organismal biology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Basal and standard metabolic rate (BMR and SMR) are cornerstones of physiological ecology and are assumed to be relatively fixed intrinsic properties of organisms that represent the minimum energy required to sustain life. However, this assumption is conceptually flawed. Many core maintenance processes underlying SMR are temporally partitioned
Helena Norman, Daphne Cortese, Amelia Munson, Jan Lindström, Shaun S. Killen   +4 more
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Spatial metrics in fire ecology: seeking consistency amidst complexity

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advances, including remote sensing, have led to a proliferation of metrics used in ecological studies to examine spatial patterns of fire regimes and their ecological effects. Researchers can use many different metrics to analyse spatial variation in both fire events and resulting fire regimes, including fire size, shape ...
Alexander R. Carey, Geoffrey J. Cary, Teigan Cremona, Hugh F. Davies, Brett P. Murphy, Sam C. Banks   +5 more
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The maggot, the ethologist and the forensic entomologist: Sociality and thermoregulation in necrophagous larvae

Journal of Advanced Research, 2019
Necrophagous insects are mostly known through forensic entomology. Indeed, experimental data investigating the effect of temperature on larval development underlies post-mortem interval estimations.
Cindy Aubernon, Valery Hedouin, Damien Charabidze   +2 more
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Thermal Ecology of the Australian Agamid Pogona barbata [PDF]

, 1997
This study compares the thermal ecology of male bearded dragon lizards (Pogona barbata) from south-east Queensland across two seasons: summer (1994-1995) and autumn (1995).
Grigg, Gordon C., Schauble, Chloe S.
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Bréa Raynaud‐Berton, Méghan Boulembert, Olivier Chabrerie, Aude Couty, Franck Dedeine, Patrice Eslin, Vincent Foray, Romain Georges, Patricia Gibert, Laurence Mouton, Sylvain Pincebourde, David Renault, Christelle Suppo, Hervé Colinet   +14 more
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