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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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Predictors of mothers’ home cord care, breastfeeding, and thermoregulation practices for newborns in a South-Eastern State, Nigeria

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Introduction Suboptimal maternal practices in home cord care, breastfeeding, and thermoregulation for newborns pose significant public health concerns, with far-reaching implications for neonatal health.
Chika Chioma Harriet Odira, Blessing Tochukwu Onyeje, Edith Anulika Udeogalanya, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Olabisi, Deborah Tolulope Esan   +4 more
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Effect of temperature on body temperature and resting metabolic rate in pups of Eothenomys miletus [PDF]

Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2013
In order to investigate the ability of ambient temperature and thermoregulation in Eothenomys miletus, body temperature and resting metabolic rate (RMR) were measured during postnatal development (1-49 day) when E.
Zhu, Wan-Long, Mu, Yuan, Zhang, Lin, Wang, Zheng-kun   +3 more
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Reversible Phase‐Change‐Induced Transparency Switching and Dynamic Thermal Regulation Gel for Energy‐Efficient Smart Windows

EcoEnergy, EarlyView.
The phase transition process imparts shape‐stable gels with the capability of reversible transparency modulation and temperature‐responsive heat storage and release. When applied to smart windows, this property ensures the maintenance of thermal energy within the human thermal comfort zone, thereby facilitating indoor energy conservation.
Zhi Huang, Chenhui He, Hongyu Chen, Zhimeng Liu, Chang'an Wang, Yan Gao, Zhili Song, Xinyu Liu, Shen Gao, Hongyi Gao, Ge Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spring fever: collared lemmings warm up above the snow despite predation risk

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Small mammals inhabiting cold climates face high heat losses and thus, high energy demands for body temperature regulation. However, behavioral adaptations, such as seeking refuge from extreme cold in the subnivean space, can reduce the energetic cost of
Rachel Demers, Rachel Demers, Rachel Demers, Émilie Desjardins, Émilie Desjardins, Émilie Desjardins, Dominique Fauteux, Dominique Fauteux, François Vézina, François Vézina, François Vézina, Andrew Tam, Dominique Berteaux, Dominique Berteaux, Dominique Berteaux, Dominique Berteaux   +15 more
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Modernizing Relationship Therapy through Social Thermoregulation Theory: Evidence, Hypotheses, and Explorations

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
In the present article the authors propose to modernize relationship therapy by integrating novel sensor and actuator technologies that can help optimize people’s thermoregulation, especially as they pertain to social contexts. Specifically, they propose
Hans IJzerman, Emma C. E. Heine, Saskia K. Nagel, Tila M. Pronk   +3 more
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Physiology–microhabitat matching may help organisms cope with the thermal and hydric challenges under climate change: a tale of two lizards

Ecography, EarlyView.
Climate change is significantly affecting biodiversity, and organisms that depend on external temperature – such as ectotherms – are particularly vulnerable to these effects. Microhabitats provide refuge for species, thereby reducing exposure to thermal and hydric stress under climate change.
Carolina Reyes‐ Puig, Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou, Neftalí Sillero, Urtzi Enriquez‐ Urzelai   +3 more
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Concurrent Parasitism Alters Thermoregulation in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Winter Clusters [PDF]

, 2017
Thermoregulation is crucial for honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), colony survival in temperate regions, but possible interference by parasites is currently unknown. The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae),
Neumann, Peter, Pettis, Jeff S., Ritter, Wolfgang, Schäfer, Marc O.   +3 more
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Precipitation and tree biomass correlate with the diversity and functional composition of tropical rainforest cricket assemblages across climate and disturbance gradients

Ecography, EarlyView.
Disturbance‐driven changes in rainforest structure and environmental conditions can alter ecosystem functioning, yet the consequences for invertebrate communities – key contributors to decomposition, herbivory, and trophic interactions – are not fully understood, particularly in relation to structural changes in vegetation.
Charlotte E. Raven, Andy G. Howe, David C. F. Rentz, Emma J. Mackintosh, Andrew R. Marshall, Helen F. Nahrung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source