期刊
BIOLOGY LETTERS
卷 13, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0521
关键词
body temperature; climate change; gestation; thermoregulation
资金
- Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, the University of York
- Bureau of Rural Sciences
- Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia
An increase in variation in the 24 h pattern of body temperature (heterothermy) in mammals can be induced by energy and water deficits. Since performance traits such as growth and reproduction also are impacted by energy and water balance, we investigated whether the characteristics of the body temperature rhythm provide an indication of the reproductive success of an individual. We show that the amplitude of the daily rhythm of body temperature in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) prior to breeding is inversely related to the number of pregnancies in the subsequent seven months, while the minimum daily body temperature is positively correlated to the number of pregnancies. Because reproductive output could be predicted from characteristics of the core body temperature rhythm prior to the breeding season, we propose that the pattern of the 24 h body temperature rhythm could provide an index of animal fitness in a given environment.
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