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Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, Volume 345, Issue 7, Page 710-718, August 2026.ABSTRACT Seasonal photoperiodic cycles regulate energy rheostasis in many animals. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the liver are key metabolic organs that show remarkable plasticity in response to photoperiodic conditions. Prolactin (PRL) and thyroid hormones are endocrine signals that transmit neural‐derived photoperiodic time measurement encoding to ...
Sayantan Sur +5 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 Hibernation is a unique physiological adaptation characterized by periods of torpor that consist of repeated, reversible and dramatic reductions of body temperature, metabolism and blood flow. External and internal triggers can induce arousal from torpor
Sherri L Christian +6 more
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American Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 7, July 2026.Lemur species respond differently to fire‐related vegetation changes (structure, species diversity) according to body size and ecological specialization in the dry deciduous forests of northwestern Madagascar. ABSTRACT Habitat quality is a key determinant of wildlife distribution. Fire degrades forests by increasing canopy openness and eliminating even
Naina Ratsimba Rabemananjara +8 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.We experimentally manipulated the presence of supplemental food at a bird feeder and monitored subcutaneous temperature (Tsub) in 15 overwintering black‐capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) during feeder visits to investigate whether food availability shapes daytime Tsub.
Deborah M. Hawkshaw, Kimberley J. Mathot
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2005 In this paper we studied the energetic expenditure and thermoregulation of the Chilean mouse-opossum Thylamys elegans (Dielphidae) a nocturnal small marsupial, endemic of southern South America.
Francisco Bozinovic +3 more
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Mitochondrial metabolism during fasting-induced daily torpor in mice
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 2010 During fasting, mice (Mus musculus) undergo daily bouts of torpor, considerably reducing body temperature (T(b)) and metabolic rate (MR). We examined females of different laboratory strains (Balb/c, C57/6N, and CD1) to determine whether liver mitochondrial metabolism is actively reduced during torpor.
Brown, Jason C.L., Staples, James F.
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Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 7, July 2026.Abstract White‐nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the emerging fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has led to a steep decline in North American bat populations since the disease was first described in 2006. Although previously thought to only threaten bat populations in northern latitudes with prolonged hibernation in cool climates, recent ...
Lilianna K. Wolf +4 more
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The transcriptional cortical response to daily torpor in Phodopus sungorus
Life Science AllianceUsing nuclei RNA-seq from Djungarian hamster cortex across seasonal and metabolic states, we show non-neuronal cells adapt seasonally through circadian genes, whereas neurons reprogramme during torpor, enriching RNA catabolism and revealing ...
Lukas C Bal +6 more
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