Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk
: Flexibility in activity timing may enable organisms to quickly adapt to environmental changes. Under global warming, diurnally adapted endotherms may achieve a better energy balance by shifting their activity towards cooler nocturnal hours. However, this shift may expose animals to new or increase...
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ftsassariuniiris:oai:iris.uniss.it:11388/323429 2024-09-09T19:35:42+00:00 Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk Brivio, Francesca Apollonio, Marco Anderwald, Pia Filli, Flurin Bassano, Bruno Bertolucci, Cristiano Grignolio, Stefano Brivio, Francesca Apollonio, Marco Anderwald, Pia Filli, Flurin Bassano, Bruno Bertolucci, Cristiano Grignolio, Stefano 2024 https://hdl.handle.net/11388/323429 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1587 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001143698500007 volume:291 issue:2015 firstpage:20231587 journal:PROCEEDINGS - ROYAL SOCIETY. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES https://hdl.handle.net/11388/323429 doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.1587 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85182617191 Canis lupu Capra ibex activity rhythm global change moonlight temporal shifts info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2024 ftsassariuniiris https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1587 2024-06-19T23:33:26Z : Flexibility in activity timing may enable organisms to quickly adapt to environmental changes. Under global warming, diurnally adapted endotherms may achieve a better energy balance by shifting their activity towards cooler nocturnal hours. However, this shift may expose animals to new or increased environmental challenges (e.g. increased predation risk, reduced foraging efficiency). We analysed a large dataset of activity data from 47 ibex (Capra ibex) in two protected areas, characterized by varying levels of predation risk (presence versus absence of the wolf-Canis lupus). We found that ibex increased nocturnal activity following warmer days and during brighter nights. Despite the considerable sexual dimorphism typical of this species and the consequent different predation-risk perception, males and females demonstrated consistent responses to heat in both predator-present and predator-absent areas. This supports the hypothesis that shifting activity towards nighttime may be a common strategy adopted by diurnal endotherms in response to global warming. As nowadays different pressures are pushing mammals towards nocturnality, our findings emphasize the urgent need to integrate knowledge of temporal behavioural modifications into management and conservation planning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus CINECA IRIS Universitá Degli Studi di Sassari Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 2015 |
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: Flexibility in activity timing may enable organisms to quickly adapt to environmental changes. Under global warming, diurnally adapted endotherms may achieve a better energy balance by shifting their activity towards cooler nocturnal hours. However, this shift may expose animals to new or increased environmental challenges (e.g. increased predation risk, reduced foraging efficiency). We analysed a large dataset of activity data from 47 ibex (Capra ibex) in two protected areas, characterized by varying levels of predation risk (presence versus absence of the wolf-Canis lupus). We found that ibex increased nocturnal activity following warmer days and during brighter nights. Despite the considerable sexual dimorphism typical of this species and the consequent different predation-risk perception, males and females demonstrated consistent responses to heat in both predator-present and predator-absent areas. This supports the hypothesis that shifting activity towards nighttime may be a common strategy adopted by diurnal endotherms in response to global warming. As nowadays different pressures are pushing mammals towards nocturnality, our findings emphasize the urgent need to integrate knowledge of temporal behavioural modifications into management and conservation planning. |
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Brivio, Francesca Apollonio, Marco Anderwald, Pia Filli, Flurin Bassano, Bruno Bertolucci, Cristiano Grignolio, Stefano |
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Brivio, Francesca Apollonio, Marco Anderwald, Pia Filli, Flurin Bassano, Bruno Bertolucci, Cristiano Grignolio, Stefano |
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Brivio, Francesca Apollonio, Marco Anderwald, Pia Filli, Flurin Bassano, Bruno Bertolucci, Cristiano Grignolio, Stefano |
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Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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Seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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seeking temporal refugia to heat stress: increasing nocturnal activity despite predation risk |
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