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Physiological and behavioural adaptations by big brown bats hibernating in dry rock crevices by Klüg-Baerwald, B. J., Lausen, C. L., Burns, S. M., Brigham, R. M.

“…Winter energy stores are finite and factors influencing patterns of activity are important for overwintering energetics and survival. Hibernation patterns…”
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Nonrandom patterns of roost emergence in big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus by Gillam, E. H., O'Shea, T. J., Brigham, R. M.

“…In most colonial species of bats individuals emerge en masse from day roosts each evening to begin foraging. Although some aspects of emergence behavior are…”
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Defining torpor in free-ranging bats: experimental evaluation of external temperature-sensitive radiotransmitters and the concept of active temperature by Willis, C K R, Brigham, R M

“…A variety of definitions involving body temperature (Tb), metabolic rate and behavior have been used to define torpor in mammals and birds. This problem is…”
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Bat activity in the boreal forest: importance of stand type and vertical strata by Kalcounis, M.C, Hobson, K.A, Brigham, R.M, Hecker, K.R

“…We examined habitat use by bats in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan during summer 1995 by monitoring echolocation calls across forest types and…”
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Torpor, thermal biology, and energetics in Australian long-eared bats (Nyctophilus) by Geiser, F, Brigham, R M

“…Previous studies have suggested that Australian long-eared bats (Nyctophilus) differ from northern-hemisphere bats with respect to their thermal physiology and…”
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Roosting Behavior and Roost-Site Preferences of Forest-Dwelling California Bats (Myotis californicus) by Brigham, R. Mark, Vonhof, Maarten J., Robert M. R. Barclay, Gwilliam, John C.

“…We followed nine radiotagged female California bats (Myotis californicus) to 19 roosts in trees at two study sites in southcentral British Columbia. Bats…”
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Home is where you hang your bat: winter roost selection by prairie-living big brown bats by Klüg-Baerwald, B. J., Lausen, C. L., Willis, C. K. R., Brigham, R. M.

“…Information on the roost requirements of small, temperate-zone hibernating bats, which can spend up to 8 months in hibernation, is crucial to their…”
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Winter climate affects torpor patterns and roost choice in New Zealand lesser short‐tailed bats by Czenze, Z. J., Brigham, R. M., Hickey, A. J. R., Parsons, S.

“…Variation in winter conditions differentially impacts thermoregulation of endotherms, with some species using torpor as an energy‐saving strategy during…”
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Bats Relocate Maternity Colony After the Natural Loss of Roost Trees by BONDO, KRISTIN J., WILLIS, CRAIG K. R., METHENY, JACKIE D., KILGOUR, R. JULIA, GILLAM, ERIN H., KALCOUNIS-RUEPPELL, MATINA C., BRIGHAM, R. M.

“…Understanding the ephemerality of trees used as roosts by wildlife, and the number of roost trees needed to sustain their populations, is important for forest…”
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Does Moonlight Change Vertical Stratification of Activity by Forest-Dwelling Insectivorous Bats? by Hecker, Kerry R., Brigham, R. Mark

“…We hypothesized that bats would not change total nightly activity in response to the lunar cycle but would exhibit a shift in habitat among vertical levels…”
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Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small? by Robert M. R. Barclay, Brigham, R. Mark

“…Dietary niche breadth increases with body size for most predators such as invertebrates, fish, mammals, and birds, including aerial insectivorous birds…”
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Can External Radiotransmitters Be Used to Assess Body Temperature and Torpor in Bats? by Robert M. R. Barclay, Kalcounis, Matina C., Crampton, Lisa H., Stefan, Carol, Vonhof, Maarten J., Wilkinson, Lisa, Brigham, R. Mark

“…We tested externally applied, temperature-sensitive, radiotransmitters for determining the body temperature of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in various…”
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Short-Term Effects of Small-Scale Habitat Disturbance on Activity by Insectivorous Bats by Grindal, Scott D., Brigham, R. Mark

“…Forest harvesting alters habitat, which may affect bat activity. We experimentally tested the effect of small-scale disturbances (the creation of small…”
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Secondary Use of Aspen Cavities by Tree-Roosting Big Brown Bats by Kalcounis, Matina C., Brigham, R. Mark

“…To further explore natural roost-site selection by temperate bats, we examined the use of tree roost sites by big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in the West…”
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Torpor in Free‐Ranging Tawny Frogmouths (Podargus strigoides) by Körtner, Gerhard, Brigham, R. Mark, Geiser, Fritz

“…Several small caprimulgiform birds (<80 g) are known to enter torpor, apparently to cope with a fluctuating supply of insect prey. Since the large Australian…”
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Roost Selection and Roosting Behavior of Male Common Nighthawks by FISHER, R. J, FLETCHER, Q. E, WILLIS, C. K. R, BRIGHAM, R. M

“…Many studies to date have documented clear energetic costs and benefits of avian roost selection. Male Common Nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) spend at least half…”
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NESTING AND REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES OF GREATER SAGE-GROUSE IN A DECLINING NORTHERN FRINGE POPULATION by Aldridge, Cameron L, Brigham, R. Mark

“…In Canada, Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are at the northern edge of their range, occurring only in southeastern Alberta and southwestern…”
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Roost switching, roost sharing and social cohesion: forest-dwelling big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, conform to the fission–fusion model by Willis, Craig K.R., Brigham, R.Mark

“…We used radiotelemetry to quantify roost switching and assess associations between members of maternity colonies of forest-dwelling big brown bats. Bats…”
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DOES EGG REJECTION ACCOUNT FOR THE LOW INCIDENCE OF COWBIRD PARASITISM IN CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURS (CALCARIUS ORNATUS)? by Davis, S. K, Klippenstine, D. R, Brigham, R. M

“…We experimentally parasitized Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) nests with mimetic and nonmimetic Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) eggs to…”
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PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ROOST SELECTION BY REPRODUCTIVE FEMALE HOARY BATS (LASIURUS CINEREUS) by Willis, Craig K. R., Brigham, R. Mark

“…Most recent research on the roosting habits of temperate, forest-living bats has focused on species that use enclosed cavities, but less has been done to…”
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