Behavioural responses to heat in an arid-zone bird vary with thermal, hygric and social factors

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2026-04

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DATA AVAILABILITY : The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Plocepasser mahali, White-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali), Climate change, Microhabitat, Thermoregulation

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SDG-13: Climate action
SDG-15: Life on land

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Whyte, J.R.D., McKechnie, A.E., Crossley, J.K. et al. Behavioural responses to heat in an arid-zone bird vary with thermal, hygric and social factors. Oecologia 208, 53: 1-12 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-026-05888-4.

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