... baseline corticosterone levels but did not influence basal metabolic rate and plasma markers of oxidative stress. Our results demonstrate that a short-term exposure to combined heatwave and drought can exacerbate physiological stress through additive effects, and interactively impact behavioral responses...

... during heatwaves to achieve more favourable heat and water balance, maintain body mass and avoid physiological stress. Blood parameters Climate change Evaporative water loss Metabolic rate Physiological stress Temperature Anthropogenically driven climate change is increasing...

... Carotenoid-based colour Physiological stress Immunity Resource limitations and energetic costs of biological activities do not allow simultaneous maximization of all life history traits, and this leads to physiological trade-offs ( Stearns, 1992 ). For example, the expression of carotenoid-based...