In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems
on all continents and across the oceans and many species have shifted their geographic …

Simple Summary Mediated through functional and numerical responses, the community
structure and diversity of small mammal communities over the long term may show the …

Global warming is thought to be a far-reaching threat to biodiversity, and is supposed to
influence several aspects of the ecology of animals. Global warming should influence …

Hibernation is a key aspect of the physiological ecology of temperate zone reptiles and
where suitable dens are present, communal hibernation and long-term den fidelity may be …

Anthropogenic climate change poses a significant threat to species on the brink of extinction.
Many non-avian reptiles are endangered, but uncovering their vulnerability to climate …

Islands provide an evolutionary window, where a simplified natural network combined with
unusual environmental conditions promote selective processes that trigger rapid changes in …

In a context of climate change, ecological and physiological adaptations of organisms are of
central importance for determining the outcome of niche challenges (eg, with potential …

The diet of predators is influenced by local conditions (eg, characteristics of habitat and
microhabitat, seasonality, prey availability) and therefore tends to change across time. In this …

Habitat modification is a major factor in the decline of reptile populations. The degree of the
decline has been shown to be directly related to the intensity of habitat modification. Farming …

Ectothermic vertebrates depend on ambient temperatures for their activities. Thus, global
warming is expected to influence several aspects of their ecology. Here, we use a> 20 year …