The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal
consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of …

Bats are sources of high viral diversity and high-profile zoonotic viruses worldwide. Although
apparently not pathogenic in their reservoir hosts, some viruses from bats severely affect …

Relative brain size has long been considered a reflection of cognitive capacities and has
played a fundamental role in developing core theories in the life sciences. Yet, the notion …

Open Access This book is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Noncommercial License, which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and …

The diverse functional roles of over 6,000 species of extant mammals that range in body size
across eight orders of magnitude, from blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) to tiny …

▪ Abstract Although it is well established that during periods of torpor heterothermic
mammals and birds can reduce metabolic rates (MR) substantially, the mechanisms causing …

In this review I show that the '3/4-power scaling law'of metabolic rate is not universal, either
within or among animal species. Significant variation in the scaling of metabolic rate with …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

The direct effects of physical activity interventions on energy expenditure are relatively small
when placed in the context of total daily energy demands. Hence, the suggestion has been …

As global surface temperatures rise, global precipitation rates are predicted to increase.
These localised increases in rainfall patterns may significantly affect plant–pollinator …