Data from: Combinations of reproductive, individual, and weather effects best explain torpor patterns among female little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) ...

• Main Authors: Besler, Nicole K., Broders, Hugh G.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2019
• Subjects: torpor; Myotis lucifugus; Chiroptera; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.c04tj85; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.c04tj85

Heterothermic mammals can use torpor, a state of metabolic suppression, to conserve energy during times of limited food and poor environmental conditions. Females may use torpor throughout gestation and lactation; however, there are associated physiological and ecological costs with potential fitness consequences. Previous studies have controlled for, but not quantified the impact of interindividual variation on torpor patterns and understanding this may provide insight on why certain thermoregulatory responses are employed. The objective of this study was to identify and quantitatively characterize the intrinsic variables and weather conditions that best explain variation in torpor patterns among individual female little brown bats, Myotis lucifugus. We used temperature‐sensitive radio‐transmitters affixed to females to measure skin temperature patterns of 35 individuals roosting in bat boxes in the spring and summer. We used Bayesian multi‐model inference to rank a priori‐selected models and variables ... : MYLU Skin Temperature DataSkin temperature data, torpor onset temperature, and reproductive status of individual little brown bats at Salmonier Nature Park, Newfoundland from June to August 2016 and 2017.Besler_Broders_SkinTemperature.csvAmbient Temperature and Humidity DataThe ambient temperature and humidity at Salmonier Nature Park, Newfoundland from June to August 2016 and 2017. Data includes descriptions of the locations that Hygrochron iButtons were placed.Besler_Broders_AmbientTemperature_Humidity.csvWind and Precipitation DataThe wind and precipitation data in the Avalon region of Newfoundland from June to August 2016 and 2017. Data was recorded from a weather station in St.John's in 2016 and in Brigus Junction in 2017.Besler_Broders_Wind_Precipitation.csvGlobal Model Multiple Linear Regression CodeCode for the global models for the multiple linear regression analyses (torpor duration and depth).Besler_Broders_global_model_multiple_linear_regression.RGlobal Model Logistic Regression CodeCode for the ...