Environmental temperature influences the ecology and life history of animals. In habitats
near the thermal range boundary, fluctuations in temperature may influence the ability of …

Environmental changes can affect an animal's activity pattern and influence fitness. Our goal
was to understand the influence of weather on daily activity pattern and assess potential …

Time allocation by lactating mammals is a reconciliation of often opposing nutritional and
thermal demands of both the offspring and mother. Here we test the hypothesis that nest …

Almost all publications on the activity of animals have reported average patterns for the
observed group or population and provided little information about the variability of these …

The authors investigated the general activity and nest occupation patterns of fox squirrels in
a natural setting using temperature-sensitive data loggers that measure activity as changes …

Measuring activity of small mammals in the field is challenging because they are often out of
view. We used a novel method, based on temperatures of collar radio transmitters, to …

abstract Environmental changes can affect an animal's activity pattern and influence fitness.
Our goal was to understand the influence of weather on daily activity pattern and assess …

Description du site Mature open forest dominated by American beech and sugar maple trees
with trout lilies and claytonias as the most common herbaceous plants. Sites are located in …