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, ...

To gain insight into the function of AOB and MOB during different social interaction and in different vole species, the behaviors and neural activation of the olfactory bulbs in social interactions of mandarin voles Microtus ...

I tested the hypothesis that conspecific calls and odours would attract little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) to new roosts. I predicted bats would discover and use treatment boxes before control boxes. I built six new bat ...

Ecological studies at the periphery of a species' distribution provide an opportunity to explore the limits of population viability under unique conditions. Research regarding specific factors that limit temperate bat ...

For mammals, foraging efficiency and survivorship should be a function of tooth condition. There is evidence the teeth of moose from Cape Breton Island have abnormally high levels of tooth breakage. To address this issue, ...

Two resident bat species in Nova Scotia are the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), an aerial hawker, and the northern long-eared bat (M. septentrionalis), a forest gleaner. Little is known about their local movement ...

Combinations of abiotic and biotic factors influence the behavior and evolution of a species. Temperate bats are constrained by inhospitable winters, hibernation requirements and interspecific competition for resources, ...

The evolution of sociality involves trade-offs between benefits (e.g. protection from predation, information transfer) and costs (e.g. transfer of disease, competition). This study investigated the potentially social ...

Delineating the connections between seasonal sites is required to effectively manage migratory species. One method to characterize the connectivity among populations is to assess the genetic similarity between individuals ...