Two sides of a coin: ecological and chronobiological perspectives of timing in the wild

B Helm, ME Visser, W Schwartz… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most processes within organisms, and most interactions between organisms and their
environment, have distinct time profiles. The temporal coordination of such processes is …

[HTML][HTML] Eye region surface temperature dynamics during acute stress relate to baseline glucocorticoids independently of environmental conditions

P Jerem, S Jenni-Eiermann, D McKeegan… - Physiology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reactions to acute stressors are critical for survival. Yet, the challenges of assessing
underlying physiological processes in the field limit our understanding of how variation in …

Eye region surface temperature reflects both energy reserves and circulating glucocorticoids in a wild bird

P Jerem, S Jenni-Eiermann, K Herborn, D McKeegan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Body temperature of endotherms shows substantial within-and between-individual variation,
but the sources of this variation are not fully understood in wild animals. Variation in body …

Bitter fruits of hard labour: diet metabarcoding and telemetry reveal that urban songbirds travel further for lower-quality food

C Jarrett, LL Powell, H McDevitt, B Helm, AJ Welch - Oecologia, 2020 - Springer
Rapidly increasing urbanisation requires mitigation against associated losses of biodiversity
and species abundance. In urban-breeding birds, altered food availability for nestlings is …

[HTML][HTML] Cholinergic neuroplasticity in asthma driven by TrkB signaling

G Dragunas, ME Woest, S Nijboer, ST Bos… - The FASEB …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parasympathetic neurons in the airways control bronchomotor tone. Increased activity of
cholinergic neurons are mediators of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma …

Limited heat tolerance in an Arctic passerine: Thermoregulatory implications for cold‐specialized birds in a rapidly warming world

RS O'Connor, A Le Pogam, KG Young… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic animals inhabit some of the coldest environments on the planet and have evolved
physiological mechanisms for minimizing heat loss under extreme cold. However, the Arctic …

Experimental evidence that hyperthermia limits offspring provisioning in a temperate-breeding bird

S Tapper, JJ Nocera, G Burness - Royal Society open …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In many vertebrates, parental care can require long bouts of daily exercise that can span
several weeks. Exercise, especially in the heat, raises body temperature, and can lead to …

Body surface temperature responses to food restriction in wild and captive great tits

LA Winder, SA White, A Nord, B Helm… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
During winter at temperate and high latitudes, the low ambient temperatures, limited food
supplies and short foraging periods mean small passerines show behavioural …

An arctic breeding songbird overheats during intense activity even at low air temperatures

RS O'Connor, OP Love, L Régimbald, A Le Pogam… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Birds maintain some of the highest body temperatures among endothermic animals. Often
deemed a selective advantage for heat tolerance, high body temperatures also limits birds' …

Using facial infrared thermography to infer avian body temperatures in the wild

L Gauchet, A Jaeger, D Grémillet - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
Studies performed in humans and farm animals indicate that infrared thermography can be
used to estimate the body temperature of homeotherms. However, this method has seldom …