ArticleConservation physiology2020
Avian mortality risk during heat waves will increase greatly in arid Australia during the 21st century.
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- High temperatures are associated with reduced cognitive performance in wild southern pied babblers.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Thermal acclimatisation to heatwave conditions is rapid but sex-specific in wild zebra finches.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Heat-induced maternal effects shape avian eggshell traits and embryo development and phenotype at high incubation temperatures.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Interactive effects of rising temperatures and urbanisation on birds across different climate zones: A mechanistic perspective.Global change biology · 2023Review
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- Infection burdens and virulence under heat stress: ecological and evolutionary considerations.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
Intense heat waves are occurring more frequently, with concomitant increases in the risk of catastrophic avian mortality events via lethal dehydration or hyperthermia. We quantified the risks of lethal hyperthermia and dehydration for 10 Australian arid-zone avifauna species during the 21st century, by synthesizing thermal physiology data on evaporative water losses and heat tolerance limits. We evaluated risks of lethal hyperthermia or exceedance of dehydration tolerance limits in the absence of drinking during the hottest part of the day under recent climatic conditions, compared to those predicted for the end of this century across Australia. Increases in mortality risk via lethal dehydration and hyperthermia vary among the species modelled here but will generally increase greatly, particularly in smaller species (~10-42 g) and those inhabiting the far western parts of the continent. By 2100 CE, zebra finches' potential exposure to acute lethal dehydration risk will reach ~ 100 d y
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