Browsing Theses by Subject "hibernation"
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The physiological ecology of preparing for and recovering from hibernation in temperate insectivorous bats
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-12)Temperate insectivorous bats that hibernate must both prepare for and recover from hibernation during times of the year with low resource abundance and low ambient temperatures, resulting in energetic bottlenecks in both ... -
Roost Selection and Mass Variation Patterns of Temperate Bats in Eastern Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-23)Animals are expected to adjust their resource selection and behavioural patterns to improve fitness outcomes, such as fecundity or offspring survival. For long-lived hibernators, decisions made in each annual cycle may ...