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ArticleConservation physiology2026

Biologging of body temperature in a desert ungulate reveals water use, sex-specific seasonal thermoregulation and heterothermy-associated mortality.

Paige R Prentice, Hendrik J Combrink, Christina M Aiello, Holly K Arnold, Brianna R Beechler, Anna E Jolles, Clinton W Epps

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Paige R PrenticeDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7133-9320
Hendrik J CombrinkSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, 1064 East Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85179, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3669-6276
Christina M AielloDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-5464
Holly K ArnoldDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Magruder Hall 700 SW 30th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6872-2187
Brianna R BeechlerDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Magruder Hall 700 SW 30th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-4340
Anna E JollesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Magruder Hall 700 SW 30th St, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3074-9912
Clinton W EppsDepartment of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-1840

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Abstract

The inability to properly thermoregulate can be an early sign of physiological stress and indicate poor fitness in mammals. Advances in biologging technology enable continuous monitoring of core body temperature in free-ranging animals, offering insights into thermoregulation. Arid environments are characterized by extreme daily and seasonal fluctuations in temperature and limited water availability. As such, desert animals balance energetic demands of self-maintenance and reproduction against thermoregulatory constraints. In this study, we deployed reticulum implant transmitters (biologgers) in 43 desert bighorn sheep (

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Biologgingbody temperaturedesert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)heterothermysurvivalthermoregulationwater consumption

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