Search Results - "Doucette, Lisa I."
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Climate warming drives a temperate-zone lizard to its upper thermal limits, restricting activity, and increasing energetic costs
Published in Scientific reports (13-06-2023)“…Lizards are considered vulnerable to climate change because many operate near their thermal maxima. Exposure to higher temperatures could reduce activity of…”
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Prey availability affects daily torpor by free-ranging Australian owlet-nightjars (Aegotheles cristatus)
Published in Oecologia (01-06-2012)“…Food availability, ambient temperatures (T a), and prevailing weather conditions have long been presumed to influence torpor use. To a large extent, this is…”
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How many conservation units are there for the endangered grassland earless dragons?
Published in Conservation genetics (01-08-2016)“…Species are the most commonly recognised unit for conservation management, yet significant variation can exist below the level of taxonomic recognition and…”
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Seasonal variation in thermal energetics of the Australian owlet-nightjar ( Aegotheles cristatus)
Published in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology (01-12-2008)“…Many birds living in regions with seasonal fluctuations in ambient temperatures ( T a) typically respond to cold by increasing insulation and adjusting…”
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Home range and territoriality of Australian owlet-nightjars Aegotheles cristatus in diverse habitats
Published in Journal of ornithology (2010)“…Sedentary Australian owlet-nightjars Aegotheles cristatus roost in cavities year-round, and are thought to mate for life and maintain stable home ranges…”
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A micro-dilution method for detecting oxytetracycline-resistant bacteria in marine sediments from salmon and mussel aquaculture sites and an urbanized harbour in Atlantic Canada
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-08-2008)“…A micro-dilution technique with changes in optical density (OD) used to measure bacterial growth over 72 h in culture media containing 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and…”
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Risk of predation as a promoting factor of species divergence in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-06-2004)“…Icelandic freshwater systems are geologically young and contain only six species of freshwater fish. As these species colonized Icelandic fresh waters they…”
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Roost type influences torpor use by Australian owlet-nightjars
Published in Die Naturwissenschaften (01-10-2011)“…Australian owlet-nightjars (Aegotheles cristatus; ∼50 g) are one of only a few avian species that roost in cavities year-round and regularly enter torpor…”
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