Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

The earth is now subject to climate change and habitat deterioration on unprecedented
scales. Monitoring climate change and habitat loss alone is insufficient if we are to …

We review the observed and potential effects of climate change on native fauna of forests in
northeastern North America by focusing on mammals, birds, amphibians, and insects. Our …

Long-distance migrations are among the wonders of the natural world, but this multi-taxon
review shows that the characteristics of species that undertake such movements appear to …

The assessment report of the 4th International Panel on Climate Change confirms that
global warming is strongly affecting biological systems and that 20–30% of species risk …

Small mammals appear to be less vulnerable to extinction than large species, but the
underlying reasons are poorly understood. Here, we provide evidence that almost all …

Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused
population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake …

Understanding the impact of past climatic events on species may facilitate predictions of how
species will respond to future climate change. To this end, we sampled populations of the …

Estimating survival rates of naturally hibernating mammals is important for ecological and
conservation reasons, but empirical estimates are logistically difficult to obtain. Individual …

Appropriately, bat conservation in the USA during the 20th century focused on species that
tend to aggregate in large numbers and locations (eg maternity roosts, hibernacula) where …