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NicheMapR – an R package for biophysical modelling: the ectotherm and Dynamic Energy Budget models by Kearney, Michael R., Porter, Warren P.

“…Mechanistic niche models characterise the fundamental niche of an organism by determining thermodynamic constraints on its heat, water and nutritional budget,…”
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The Potential for Behavioral Thermoregulation to Buffer "Cold-Blooded" Animals against Climate Warming by Kearney, Michael, Shine, Richard, Porter, Warren P., Wake, David B.

“…Increasing concern about the impacts of global warming on biodiversity has stimulated extensive discussion, but methods to translate broad-scale shifts in…”
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Time and ecological resilience: can diurnal animals compensate for climate change by shifting to nocturnal activity? by Levy, Ofir, Dayan, Tamar, Porter, Warren P., Kronfeld-Schor, Noga

“…Considerable research is aimed at developing predictions of ecosystem responses to climate change, focusing on the spatial scale, such as range shifts and…”
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Size, shape, and the thermal niche of endotherms by Porter, Warren P, Kearney, Michael

“…A key challenge in ecology is to define species' niches on the basis of functional traits. Size and shape are important determinants of a species' niche but…”
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First satellite tracks of neonate sea turtles redefine the ‘lost years’ oceanic niche by Mansfield, Katherine L., Wyneken, Jeanette, Porter, Warren P., Luo, Jiangang

“…Few at-sea behavioural data exist for oceanic-stage neonate sea turtles, a life-stage commonly referred to as the sea turtle ‘lost years’. Historically, the…”
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Mechanistic variables can enhance predictive models of endotherm distributions: the American pika under current, past, and future climates by Mathewson, Paul D., Moyer‐Horner, Lucas, Beever, Erik A., Briscoe, Natalie J., Kearney, Michael, Yahn, Jeremiah M., Porter, Warren P.

“…How climate constrains species’ distributions through time and space is an important question in the context of conservation planning for climate change…”
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Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds by Medina, Iliana, Newton, Elizabeth, Kearney, Michael R., Mulder, Raoul A., Porter, Warren P., Stuart-Fox, Devi

“…Biologists have focused their attention on the optical functions of light reflected at ultraviolet and human-visible wavelengths. However, most radiant energy…”
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Integrating biophysical models and evolutionary theory to predict climatic impacts on species' ranges: the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti in Australia by Kearney, Michael, Porter, Warren P., Williams, Craig, Ritchie, Scott, Hoffmann, Ary A.

“…1. Climate change will alter the distribution and abundance of many species, including those of concern to human health. Accurate predictions of these impacts…”
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Simulating polar bear energetics during a seasonal fast using a mechanistic model by Mathewson, Paul D, Porter, Warren P

“…In this study we tested the ability of a mechanistic model (Niche Mapper™) to accurately model adult, non-denning polar bear (Ursus maritimus) energetics while…”
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Correlative and mechanistic models of species distribution provide congruent forecasts under climate change by Kearney, Michael R, Wintle, Brendan A, Porter, Warren P

“…Good forecasts of climate change impacts on extinction risks are critical for effective conservation management responses. Species distribution models (SDMs)…”
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Foraging Activity Pattern Is Shaped by Water Loss Rates in a Diurnal Desert Rodent by Levy, Ofir, Dayan, Tamar, Porter, Warren P., Kronfeld-Schor, Noga

“…Although animals fine-tune their activity to avoid excess heat, we still lack a mechanistic understanding of such behaviors. As the global climate changes,…”
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Modeling Dragons: Using linked mechanistic physiological and microclimate models to explore environmental, physiological, and morphological constraints on the early evolution of dinosaurs by Lovelace, David M, Hartman, Scott A, Mathewson, Paul D, Linzmeier, Benjamin J, Porter, Warren P

“…We employed the widely-tested biophysiological modeling software, Niche Mapper™ to investigate the metabolic function of the Late Triassic dinosaurs…”
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microclim: Global estimates of hourly microclimate based on long-term monthly climate averages by Kearney, Michael R, Isaac, Andrew P, Porter, Warren P

“…The mechanistic links between climate and the environmental sensitivities of organisms occur through the microclimatic conditions that organisms experience…”
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An ecophysiological perspective on likely giant panda habitat responses to climate change by Zhang, Yuke, Mathewson, Paul D., Zhang, Qiongyue, Porter, Warren P., Ran, Jianghong

“…Threatened and endangered species are more vulnerable to climate change due to small population and specific geographical distribution. Therefore, identifying…”
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NicheMapR – an R package for biophysical modelling: the endotherm model by Kearney, Michael R., Briscoe, Natalie J., Mathewson, Paul D., Porter, Warren P.

“…Endothermic organisms typically maintain high and relatively constant body temperatures in the face of environmental variation by regulating their metabolic…”
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Mapping the Fundamental Niche: Physiology, Climate, and the Distribution of a Nocturnal Lizard by Kearney, Michael, Porter, Warren P.

“…The fundamental niche can be viewed as the set of conditions and resources that allow a given organism to survive and reproduce in the absence of biotic…”
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Future winters present a complex energetic landscape of decreased costs and reduced risk for a freeze‐tolerant amphibian, the Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) by Fitzpatrick, Megan J., Porter, Warren P., Pauli, Jonathan N., Kearney, Michael R., Notaro, Michael, Zuckerberg, Benjamin

“…Winter climate warming is rapidly leading to changes in snow depth and soil temperatures across mid‐ and high‐latitude ecosystems, with important implications…”
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Modelling the joint effects of body size and microclimate on heat budgets and foraging opportunities of ectotherms by Kearney, Michael R., Porter, Warren P., Huey, Raymond B., Blomberg, Simone

“…Body size affects the body temperature of an ectotherm by altering both heating rates and the microclimate experienced. These joint effects are rarely…”
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The decline of a hidden and expansive microhabitat: the subnivium by Thompson, Kimberly L, Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Porter, Warren P, Pauli, Jonathan N

“…The subnivium is the seasonal microhabitat at the snow–ground interface and serves as a refuge for a diversity of species. Increasingly warmer winters are…”
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Color Change for Thermoregulation versus Camouflage in Free-Ranging Lizards by Smith, Kathleen R., Cadena, Viviana, Endler, John A., Kearney, Michael R., Porter, Warren P., Stuart-Fox, Devi

“…Animal coloration has multiple functions including thermoregulation, camouflage, and social signaling, and the requirements of each function may sometimes…”
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