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The energetic significance of communal roosting and insulated roost nests in a small arid-zone passerine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Nevanya Lubbe --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Zenon J Czenze --- School of Biological Sciences, New Zealand Matthew J Noakes --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence at the FitzPatrick Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaSmall endotherms have evolved behavioural mechanisms for reducing rest-phase energy expenditure, which reduce the likelihood of mismatches between energy supply and demand during periods of cold weather and/or food scarcity. Although the energetic consequences of communal roosting and the use...