Meeting Abstract S10.8 Friday, Jan. 7 Hypothermia in small migrating passerines. What can bats teach us about bird migration? WOJCIECHOWSKI, Michal S.*; JEFIMOW, Malgorzata; PINSHOW, Berry; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland; Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University, Israel mwojc@umk.pl Small insectivorous bats are known to use torpor to facilitate fat […]
year: 2011
Hibernation energetics, evaporative water loss and conservation of bats
Meeting Abstract S10.4 Friday, Jan. 7 Hibernation energetics, evaporative water loss and conservation of bats WILLIS, Craig K.R.*; BOYLES, Justin G.; University of Winnipeg; University of Pretoria c.willis@uwinnipeg.ca Hibernation allows many endotherms to survive energetic shortfalls during winter but can leave individuals vulnerable to disturbance from predators, pathogens and, in the case of bats, human visitors to […]
Hibernation and torpor in tropical and subtropical bats
Meeting Abstract S10.2 Friday, Jan. 7 Hibernation and torpor in tropical and subtropical bats GEISER, Fritz*; STAWSKI, Clare; Univ. of New England, Armidale, Australia fgeiser@une.edu.au Torpor, the most effective means for energy conservation available to endotherms, was traditionally viewed as a highly specific adaptation of a few high latitude, cold climate endotherms with no function in warm […]
Heterothermy in Afrotropical mammals and birds a review
Meeting Abstract S10.3 Friday, Jan. 7 Heterothermy in Afrotropical mammals and birds: a review MCKECHNIE, A.E.*; MZILIKAZI, N.; Univ. of Pretoria; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ. aemckechnie@zoology.up.ac.za Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the number of Afrotropical endotherms known to use daily torpor and/or hibernation to avoid mismatches between energy supply and demand. Among non-volant mammals, […]
Heat dissipation and hyperthermia risk as limiting factors in endotherm ecology
Meeting Abstract S10.12 Friday, Jan. 7 Heat dissipation and hyperthermia risk as limiting factors in endotherm ecology SPEAKMAN, JR*; KROL, E; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK j.speakman@abdn.ac.uk The maximum rate at which an animal can ingest energy is important because it defines a constraint on competing processes that use energy, such as reproduction and survival. Historically […]
Ethanol Increase Food Consumption in summer but not in winter Effects of Ethanol Consumption on Skin Temperature of the Egyptian Fruit Bats
Meeting Abstract S10.10 Friday, Jan. 7 Ethanol Increase Food Consumption in summer but not in winter: Effects of Ethanol Consumption on Skin Temperature of the Egyptian Fruit Bats KORINE, Carmi*; SáNCHEZ, Francisco; PINSHOW, Berry; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales, UDCA; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ckorine@bgu.ac.il […]
Donald William Thomas (1953-2009) the free expression of thoughts and ideas
Meeting Abstract S10.1 Friday, Jan. 7 Donald William Thomas (1953-2009): the free expression of thoughts and ideas CAREAU, V; Université de Sherbrooke vincent.careau@usherbrooke.ca Don died on May 30th 2009 at the age of 55, on his field site in Corsica where he was to do research on eco-physiology of blue tits. As his last PhD student, I […]
Cold acclimation, migration, and phenotypic compromises in a long distance migratory shorebird
Meeting Abstract S10.7 Friday, Jan. 7 Cold acclimation, migration, and phenotypic compromises in a long distance migratory shorebird VÉZINA, F.; Université du Québec à Rimouski francois_vezina@uqar.ca Although there is considerable knowledge on wintering ecology of migratory shorebirds, little is known on phenotypic adjustments to cold and how this may interact with other constraints in species spending their […]
Activity substitution for thermoregulation and the metabolic ecology of endotherms
Meeting Abstract S10.9 Friday, Jan. 7 Activity substitution for thermoregulation and the metabolic ecology of endotherms HUMPHRIES, Murray*; CAREAU, Vincent; McGill University; Sherbrooke University murray.humphries@mcgill.ca If heat generated through activity can substitute for thermoregulatory requirements, then activity in cold environments may be energetically free for endotherms. Although the possibility of at least partial activity substitution has been […]
Using intraspecific variation to assess the capacity for acclimation and adaptation of thermal tolerance in fish
Meeting Abstract S9.5 Friday, Jan. 7 Using intraspecific variation to assess the capacity for acclimation and adaptation of thermal tolerance in fish SCHULTE, P.M.*; DHILLON, R.S.; HEALY, T.M.; University of British Columbia pschulte@zoology.ubc.ca Understanding the extent to which organisms can acclimate or adapt to changes in environmental temperature is likely to be a critical component of our […]
