Evolution in reproductive tempo and investment across the Peromyscus radiation
K Wilsterman, K Cunningham - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mammals display diverse reproductive strategies, however, the ultimate and proximate
mechanisms that underlie this diversity and its composite traits remain poorly understood …
mechanisms that underlie this diversity and its composite traits remain poorly understood …
New insight into drivers of mammalian litter size from individual‐level traits
AK Weller, OS Chapman, SL Gora, RP Guralnick… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The digitization and open availability of life history traits measured directly from individuals
provide a key means of linking organismal function to environmental and ecological contexts …
provide a key means of linking organismal function to environmental and ecological contexts …
Developmental and reproductive physiology of small mammals at high altitude: challenges and evolutionary innovations
CE Robertson, K Wilsterman - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
High-altitude environments, characterized by low oxygen levels and low ambient
temperatures, have been repeatedly colonized by small altricial mammals. These species …
temperatures, have been repeatedly colonized by small altricial mammals. These species …
Digital biodiversity data sets reveal breeding phenology and its drivers in a widespread North American mammal
BS McLean, RP Guralnick - Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Shifts in reproductive timing are among the most commonly documented responses of
organisms to global climate change. However, our knowledge of these responses is biased …
organisms to global climate change. However, our knowledge of these responses is biased …
[HTML][HTML] Body size trends in response to climate and urbanization in the widespread North American deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
Body size decline is hypothesized to be a key response to climate warming, including
warming driven by urban heat islands. However, urbanization may also generate selective …
warming driven by urban heat islands. However, urbanization may also generate selective …
Rodent fertility in commercial orchards in relation to body mass and body condition
L Balčiauskas, V Stirkė, L Balčiauskienė - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although rodents are recognized as pests, they are still an important part of agricultural
ecosystems. In 2018–2020, we snap-trapped small mammals in Lithuania in 18 commercial …
ecosystems. In 2018–2020, we snap-trapped small mammals in Lithuania in 18 commercial …
Evolution of Litter Size: Proximate and Ultimate Mechanisms
K Wilsterman, AI Bautista, CE Butler… - Integrative and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Relative reproductive success and failure are the ultimate determinants of Darwinian fitness.
As such, reproductive traits and variation therein have an immediate and considerable …
As such, reproductive traits and variation therein have an immediate and considerable …
Seasonal and sex-specific changes in the gastrointestinal tracts of Peromyscus maniculatus
OS Chapman, BS McLean - Journal of Mammalogy, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Functional traits are phenotypic characteristics that contribute to fitness of individuals in
dynamic and changing environments. In mammals, both categorical and continuous (eg …
dynamic and changing environments. In mammals, both categorical and continuous (eg …
[HTML][HTML] Power and Efficiency in Living Systems
DS Glazier - Sci, 2024 - mdpi.com
Energy transformation powers change in the universe. In physical systems, maximal power
(rate of energy input or output) may occur only at submaximal efficiency (output/input), or …
(rate of energy input or output) may occur only at submaximal efficiency (output/input), or …
Sex‐specific breeding phenologies in the North American deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Abstract Effects of global climate change on population persistence are often mediated by
life‐history traits of individuals, especially the timing of somatic growth, reproductive …
life‐history traits of individuals, especially the timing of somatic growth, reproductive …