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Cannabidiol effectively prevents oxidative stress and stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in an animal model of global hypoxia by Kletkiewicz, Hanna, Wojciechowski, Michał S., Rogalska, Justyna

“…Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychotomimetic phytocannabinoid derived from Cannabis sativa . It has therapeutic effects in different paradigms of brain injury,…”
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Home is where the heat is: Thermoregulation of European bats inhabiting artificial roosts and the threat of heat waves by Czenze, Zenon J., Noakes, Matthew J., Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Anthropogenic land use changes, such as deforestation and commercial forestry, have substantially reduced natural roost sites for European bats. A common…”
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Phenotypic flexibility in heat production and heat loss in response to thermal and hydric acclimation in the zebra finch, a small arid-zone passerine by Wojciechowski, Michał S., Kowalczewska, Anna, Colominas-Ciuró, Roger, Jefimow, Małgorzata

“…To maintain constant body temperature ( T b ) over a wide range of ambient temperatures ( T a ) endothermic animals require large amounts of energy and water…”
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Bat thermoregulation in the heat: seasonal variation in evaporative cooling capacities in four species of European bats by Czenze, Zenon J., Noakes, Matthew J., Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Phenotypic flexibility is an important source of physiological variation in endotherms and plays an integral role in species’ response to rapid environmental…”
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Is torpor a water conservation strategy? Heterothermic responses to acute water and food deprivation are repeatable among individuals of Phodopus sungorus by Noakes, Matthew J., Przybylska-Piech, Anna S., Wojciechowski, Michał S., Jefimow, Małgorzata

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Polymorphism of winter phenotype in Siberian hamster: consecutive litters do not differ in photoresponsiveness but prolonged acclimation to long photoperiod inhibits winter molt by Przybylska-Piech, Anna S, Wojciechowski, Michał S, Jefimow, Małgorzata

“…The theory of delayed life history effects assumes that phenotype of adult individual results from environmental conditions experienced at birth and as…”
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Predictive and reactive changes in antioxidant defence system in a heterothermic rodent by Jefimow, Małgorzata, Przybylska-Piech, Anna S., Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Living in a seasonal environment requires periodic changes in animal physiology, morphology and behaviour. Winter phenotype of small mammals living in…”
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Melatonin attenuates phenotypic flexibility of energy metabolism in a photoresponsive mammal, the Siberian hamster by Boratyński, Jan S, Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S

“…The duration of melatonin (MEL) secretion conveys information about day length and initiates a cascade of seasonal phenotypic adjustments in photoresponsive…”
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Individual Differences in the Phenotypic Flexibility of Basal Metabolic Rate in Siberian Hamsters Are Consistent on Short- and Long-Term Timescales by Boratyński, Jan S., Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Basal metabolic rate (BMR) correlates with the cost of life in endothermic animals. It usually differs consistently among individuals in a population, but it…”
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Huddling reduces evaporative water loss in torpid Natterer's bats, Myotis nattereri by Boratyński, Jan S., Willis, Craig K.R., Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Periodic arousals during hibernation consume most of the winter energy budget for hibernating mammals. Evaporative water loss (EWL) is thought to affect the…”
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Photoresponsiveness affects life history traits but not oxidative status in a seasonal rodent by Przybylska, Anna S, Wojciechowski, Michał S, Jefimow, Małgorzata

“…Shortening photoperiod triggers seasonal adjustments like cessation of reproduction, molting and heterothermy. However there is a considerable among-individual…”
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Evaporative Water Loss Is a Plausible Explanation for Mortality of Bats from White-Nose Syndrome by Willis, Craig K. R., Menzies, Allyson K., Boyles, Justin G., Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Synopsis White-nose syndrome (WNS) has caused alarming declines of North American bat populations in the 5 years since its discovery. Affected bats appear to…”
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An oversimplification of physiological principles leads to flawed macroecological analyses by Boyles, Justin G., Levesque, Danielle L., Nowack, Julia, Wojciechowski, Michał S., Stawski, Clare, Fuller, Andrea, Smit, Ben, Tattersall, Glenn J.

“…Macrophysiological analyses are useful to predict current and future range limits and improve our understanding of endotherm macroecology, but such analyses…”
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Social thermoregulation and torpor in the Siberian hamster by Jefimow, Małgorzata, Głabska, Marta, Wojciechowski, Michał S

“…Social thermoregulation and huddling bring about energy benefits to animals sharing a nest because of the smaller surface-to-volume ratio of a huddle and the…”
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Specialist-generalist model of body temperature regulation can be applied at the intraspecific level by Przybylska, Anna S, Boratyński, Jan S, Wojciechowski, Michał S, Jefimow, Małgorzata

“…According to theoretical predictions, endothermic homeotherms can be classified as either thermal specialists or thermal generalists. In high cost…”
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Selection for high activity-related aerobic metabolism does not alter the capacity of non-shivering thermogenesis in bank voles by Stawski, Clare, Koteja, Paweł, Sadowska, Edyta T., Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…An intriguing question is how the capacity of non-shivering thermogenesis (NST)—a special mechanism supporting endothermic thermoregulation in mammals—is…”
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Effect of dietary fatty acids on metabolic rate and nonshivering thermogenesis in golden hamsters by Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…ABSTRACT Hibernating rodents prior to winter tend to select food rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Several studies found that such diet may…”
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Temperature and water availability induce chronic stress responses in zebra finches ( Taeniopygia guttata ) by Colominas-Ciuró, Roger, Kowalczewska, Anna, Jefimow, Małgorzata, Wojciechowski, Michał S.

“…Animals initiate physiological mechanisms to re-establish homeostasis following environmental stress. To understand how bird physiology responds to abiotic…”
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Energy Metabolism and Evaporative Water Loss in the European Free‐Tailed Bat and Hemprich’s Long‐Eared Bat (Microchiroptera): Species Sympatric in the Negev Desert by Marom, Sagi, Korine, Carmi, Wojciechowski, Michał S., Tracy, Christopher R., Pinshow, Berry

“…We compared the thermoregulatory abilities of two insectivorous bat species,Tadarida teniotis(mean body mass 32 g) andOtonycteris hemprichii(mean body mass 25…”
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Drinking water boosts food intake rate, body mass increase and fat accumulation in migratory blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) by Tsurim, Ido, Sapir, Nir, Belmaker, Jonathan, Shanni, Itai, Izhaki, Ido, Wojciechowski, Michał S, Karasov, William H, Pinshow, Berry

“…Fat accumulation by blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) is a prerequisite for successful migratory flight in the autumn and has recently been determined to be…”
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