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Humidity Ramp Protocols Systematically Underestimate Human Heat Tolerance Limits

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Short dwell times in humidity‐ramp protocols (Δt/τ≪1 ${\Delta }t/\tau \mathit{\ll }1$) prevent human core temperature from reaching equilibrium, causing premature inflection points and systematic underestimation of critical environmental limits by ∼3°C–4°C.
Fèlix Faming Wang, Yi Xu, Haojian Wang, Min Cui, Xue Hou, Boan Wei, Xiong Shen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field-based body temperatures reveal behavioral thermoregulation strategies of the Atlantic marsh fiddler crab Minuca pugnax. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Hews S, Allen Z, Baxter A, Rich J, Sheikh Z, Taylor K, Wu J, Zakoul H, Brodie R.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Importance of woody patches and vegetation heterogeneity in Texas tortoise microhabitat use

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Microhabitat sites provide important resources and thermal conditions to reptile species that can vary spatially and temporally. This study assessed Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri microhabitat use and its relationship with carapace temperature during their active (April–October) and inactive seasons (November–March) between January 2023 and ...
Camryn M. Kiel, Danielle K. Walkup, Sandra Rideout‐Hanzak, Evan P. Tanner, Ashley M. Tanner, Andrea B. Montalvo, Toby J. Hibbitts   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cortisol concentrations in hair are biomarkers of health status and seasonal change, but not urbanisation, in wolves

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wolves have reclaimed much of their former range in Europe, including areas with a high human footprint, yet the physiological impacts of human‐associated stressors remain poorly understood. We first examined methodological factors affecting hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) in wolves by using a ‘shave/re‐shave' design to assess hair growth rate and ...
Gwendolyn Wirobski, Carmela Musto, Rudy Brogi, Martina Lazzaroni, Rupert Palme, Yasmina Wukovich, Fanni Kertész, Ágnes Szabó, Chiara Garbarino, Marco Gobbi, Lorella Barca, Mauro Delogu, The Wolf Network, Friederike Range, Marco Apollonio, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral response of moose Alces alces to summer heat stress

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Minnesota moose are heat‐stressed during summers, which is adversely impacting their survival. We used both movement and activity data to explore the behavioral responses of Minnesota moose experiencing heat stress, termed ‘hot moose events' or HMEs, to understand how both ambient temperature and available habitat contribute to the ability of these ...
Michelle Carstensen, Amanda M. McGraw, Andrew N. Tri, Deahn M. Donner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection Dogs Working in Hot Climates: The Influence on Thermoregulation and Fecal Consistency

Animals
Body temperature is an important physiological parameter that influences the performance of working dogs. The main cooling mechanism in dogs is panting to support evaporative cooling, which reduces the dog’s ability to detect scents.
Leopold Slotta-Bachmayr, Antony Oyugi, Noreen Mutoro, Mary Burak, Mary Wykstra   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avoidance or coexistence? Exploring spatio‐temporal niche overlap between two sympatric ungulates barking deer and Himalayan goral in a multi‐use landscape of Uttarkashi district, Western Himalaya

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ungulates play a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the high mountain ecosystem by sustaining plant community structure and regulating predator populations. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the interaction of sympatric species in the mountainous landscape.
Hemant Singh, Amira Sharief, Vineet Kumar, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Mukesh Thakur, Lalit Kumar Sharma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal variation in faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations of two dominant southern African murids (Lemniscomys rosalia and Mastomys coucha) across variously transformed landscapes

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Global landscape transformations are a result of a growing human population and the subsequent increased use of natural habitats. Local species extinctions across various transformed landscapes emphasise the importance of monitoring wildlife responses to anthropogenic activities.
Mmatsawela Ramahlo, Michael J. Somers, Andre Ganswindt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactions between prairie dogs and arthropods in grassland ecosystems: a review and research gaps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) are an important component of grassland ecosystems of North America where they can alter vegetation composition/structure and physical attributes of grassland habitats through their feeding and burrowing behavior. Impacts of prairie dog presence on many wildlife and plant taxa have been widely studied but research on prairie
Joshua W. Campbell, Alexandra Tsalickis, Ellen A. R. Welti, Itai Namir   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source