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Heat tolerance in desert rodents is correlated with microclimate at inter- and intraspecific levels
Physiological diversity in thermoregulatory traits has been extensively investigated in both endo- and ectothermic vertebrates, with many studies revealing that thermal physiology has evolved in response to se...
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Open AccessWing tags severely impair movement in African Cape Vultures
The use of tracking technologies is key for the study of animal movement and pivotal to ecological and conservation research. However, the potential effects of devices attached to animals are sometimes neglect...
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Winter thermoregulation in free-ranging pygmy falcons in the Kalahari Desert
Among birds, pronounced heterothermy tends to be used by small species belonging to phylogenetically older taxa and inhabiting environments with unpredictable and/or seasonally scarce food resources. Previous ...
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Thermal physiology of a range-restricted desert lark
Much recent work on avian physiological adaptation to desert environments has focused on larks (Passeriformes: Alaudidae). We tested the prediction that the threatened red lark (Calendulauda burra), a species res...
