Hibernation is a remarkable behaviour deployed by a diverse array of endotherms within
many clades that greatly reduces metabolic need, but also has somatic costs. Hibernation in …

Ecologists have studied the role of interspecific competition in structuring ecological
communities for decades. Differential weather effects on animal competitors may be a …

Inclement weather can rapidly modify the thermal conditions experienced by animals,
inducing changes in their behavior, body condition, and stress physiology, and affecting …

Demography of herbivorous mammal populations may be affected by changes in predation,
population density, harvesting, and climate. Whereas numerous studies have focused on the …

Many animals follow annual cycles wherein physiology and behavior change seasonally.
Hibernating mammals undergo one of the most drastic seasonal alterations of physiology …

Global climate change, characterized by long term changes in temperature and precipitation
patterns, can present an energetic challenge to terrestrial species. Seasonal hibernators are …

The abiotic environment, including climate conditions, may affects organism in multiple
ways: by modifying their behaviour or physiology in the short-term, by having long-term …

Understanding the ultimate drivers of evolution and population regulation are core goals of
ecology. Climate change can affect the evolution and persistence of free-ranging animals …