Seasonal changes in weather and food availability differentially impact energy budgets of small mammals such as bats. While most thermal physiological research has focused on species that experience extreme seasonal ...

Many bats, including some small-bodied tropical and subtropical Pteropodidae, use torpor to offset energetic constraints. We tested the hypothesis that medium-sized (110–160 g) cave-roosting Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus ...

Variation in weather and food availability impacts the energy budgets of endotherms, with some species using torpor as an energy-saving strategy during periods of negative energy balance. We evaluated how latitudinal differences ...

Although the amount of solar radiation received at roost sites used by bats has been speculated to be a factor driving roost-site selection and roost switching behavior, few studies have scientifically quantified and ...

Variation in winter conditions differentially impacts thermoregulation of endotherms, with some species using torpor as an energy-saving strategy during periods of negative energy balance. We evaluated how differences ...