Opportunity costs and the response of birds and mammals to climate warming

Thermoregulation in desert birds: scaling and phylogenetic variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling

(2021) Andrew E. McKechnie et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Parenting in a warming world: thermoregulatory responses to heat stress in an endangered seabird

(2020) Timothée R Cook et al.   Conservation Physiology

High temperatures are associated with substantial reductions in breeding success and offspring quality in an arid-zone bird

(2020) T. M. F. N. van de Ven et al.   OECOLOGIA

High temperatures drive offspring mortality in a cooperatively breeding bird

(2020) Amanda R. Bourne et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The functional significance of facultative hyperthermia varies with body size and phylogeny in birds

(2019) Alexander R. Gerson et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Behavioural research priorities for the study of animal response to climate change

(2019) Richard Buchholz et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Large herbivore assemblages in a changing climate: incorporating water dependence and thermoregulation

(2019) M. P. Veldhuis et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Chronic, sublethal effects of high temperatures will cause severe declines in southern African arid-zone birds during the 21st century

(2019) Shannon R. Conradie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The costs of keeping cool: behavioural trade-offs between foraging and thermoregulation are associated with significant mass losses in an arid-zone bird

(2019) T. M. F. N. van de Ven et al.   OECOLOGIA

Behaviour of an alpine range-restricted species is described by interactions between microsite use and temperature

(2019) Krista N. Oswald et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Weighing the cost: the impact of serial heatwaves on body mass in a small Australian passerine

(2019) Lynda Sharpe et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Revisiting concepts of thermal physiology: Predicting responses of mammals to climate change

(2018) Duncan Mitchell et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Avian thermoregulation in the heat: phylogenetic variation among avian orders in evaporative cooling capacity and heat tolerance

(2018) Ben Smit et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Interspecific variation in avian thermoregulatory patterns and heat dissipation behaviours in a subtropical desert

(2018) Michelle L. Thompson et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Behavioral flexibility as a mechanism for coping with climate change

(2017) Erik A Beever et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Hot dogs: High ambient temperatures impact reproductive success in a tropical carnivore

(2017) Rosie Woodroffe et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

What to eat in a warming world: do increased temperatures necessitate hazardous duty pay?

(2017) L. Embere Hall et al.   OECOLOGIA

Seasonal Metabolic Acclimatization Varies in Direction and Magnitude among Populations of an Afrotropical Passerine Bird

(2017) Matthew J. Noakes et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Seasonal behavioral responses of an arid-zone passerine in a hot environment

(2017) Nicholas B. Pattinson et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Mapping evaporative water loss in desert passerines reveals an expanding threat of lethal dehydration

(2017) Thomas P. Albright et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The effects of temperature on offspring provisioning in a cooperative breeder

(2016) Elizabeth M. Wiley et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

NicheMapR - an R package for biophysical modelling: the microclimate model

(2016) Michael R. Kearney et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Hunting on a hot day: effects of temperature on interactions between African wild dogs and their prey

(2016) Scott Creel et al.   ECOLOGY

Where do they go? The effects of topography and habitat diversity on reducing climatic debt in birds

(2016) Pierre Gaüzère et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Avian thermoregulation in the heat: efficient evaporative cooling allows for extreme heat tolerance in four southern hemisphere columbids

(2016) Andrew E. McKechnie et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Seasonal and geographical variation in heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in a passerine bird

(2016) Matthew J. Noakes et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Landscape pattern is critical for the moderation of thermal extremes

(2016) J. Matthew Carroll et al.   Ecosphere

Costs and Benefits of Thermoregulation Revisited: Both the Heterogeneity and Spatial Structure of Temperature Drive Energetic Costs

(2015) Michael W. Sears et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Individual and demographic consequences of reduced body condition following repeated exposure to high temperatures

(2015) Janet L. Gardner et al.   ECOLOGY

Rapid warming and drought negatively impact population size and reproductive dynamics of an avian predator in the arid southwest

(2015) Kirsten K. Cruz-McDonnell et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Avian thermoregulation in the heat: scaling of heat tolerance and evaporative cooling capacity in three southern African arid-zone passerines

(2015) M. C. Whitfield et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Can behaviour buffer the impacts of climate change on an arid-zone bird?

(2015) Susan J Cunningham et al.   OSTRICH

Microhabitats in the tropics buffer temperature in a globally coherent manner

(2014) B. R. Scheffers et al.   Biology Letters

Tree-hugging koalas demonstrate a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for arboreal mammals

(2014) N. J. Briscoe et al.   Biology Letters

Mechanisms underpinning climatic impacts on natural populations: altered species interactions are more important than direct effects

(2014) Nancy Ockendon et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation

(2014) J. M. Sunday et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Adaptive thermoregulation during summer in two populations of an arid-zone passerine

(2013) B. Smit et al.   ECOLOGY

Microhabitats reduce animal's exposure to climate extremes

(2013) Brett R. Scheffers et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole-nesting passerine

(2013) Concepción Salaberria et al.   IBIS

Temperatures in Excess of Critical Thresholds Threaten Nestling Growth and Survival in A Rapidly-Warming Arid Savanna: A Study of Common Fiscals

(2013) Susan J. Cunningham et al.   PLoS One

The costs of keeping cool in a warming world: implications of high temperatures for foraging, thermoregulation and body condition of an arid-zone bird

(2012) Katherine L. du Plessis et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Adaptive Thermoregulation in Endotherms May Alter Responses to Climate Change

(2011) J. G. Boyles et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Non-lethal effects of predation in birds

(2010) WILL CRESSWELL   IBIS

Climate change increases the likelihood of catastrophic avian mortality events during extreme heat waves

(2009) A. E. McKechnie et al.   Biology Letters

Heat stress in a high-latitude seabird: effects of temperature and food supply on bathing and nest attendance of great skuas Catharacta skua

(2008) Stephen A. Oswald et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Towards an Integrated Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Species to Climate Change

(2008) Stephen E Williams et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY