Recent studies have argued that changes in fire regimes in the 21st century are posing a
major threat to global biodiversity. In this scenario, incorporating species' physiological …

As understanding of the energetic costs of reproduction in birds and mammals continues to
improve, oxidative stress is an increasingly cited example of a non‐energetic cost of …

The adjustments in thermal physiology and energetics were investigated in male desert
hamsters (Phodopus roborovskii) which were acclimated to 5° C for 4 weeks. Mean core …

A central principle in life-history theory is that reproductive effort negatively affects survival.
Costs of reproduction are thought to be physiologically based, but the underlying …

The considerable threats of invasive rodents to island biodiversity are likely to be
compounded by climate change. Forecasts for such interactions have been most …

Basal rate of metabolism (BMR) is a physiological parameter that should be measured
under strictly defined experimental conditions. In comparative analyses among mammals …

The mechanisms that underpin the evolution of ageing and life histories remain elusive.
Oxidative stress, which results in accumulated cellular damages, is one of the mechanisms …

Energy expenditure in wild animals can be limited (i) intrinsically by physiological processes
that constrain an animal's capacity to use energy,(ii) extrinsically by energy availability in the …

Preparation for motherhood requires a myriad of physiological and behavioural adjustments
throughout gestation to provide an adequate environment for proper embryonic …

The foraging range of central-place predators is limited by spatiotemporal and energetic
constraints. Gadfly petrels Pterodroma spp. are seabirds well adapted to travel vast …