Post doc project links between physiology, behaviour, and life history ecological implications of physiology physiological mechanisms of ecology
Life History Behaviour Physiology Cell Biology Molecular Biology Population Ecology Community Ecology
Basic design natural and experimentally-induced variation in autumn hoard size winter behaviour and metabolism spring behaviour and metabolism reproductive success
a) Metabolic requirements of foraging in a cold environment reduced hoard size increases cold exposure increases thermogenic requirements increased Summit MR – FMR – RMR in winter
b) Links between RMR, FMR, and SMR repeated winter and reproductive metabolic measurements quantified and experimentally manipulated food availability
d) Metabolic consequences of early reproduction timing of parturition important natural (and experimentally induced?) variation in parturition date predict early breeders have higher FMR (and RMR?), lower production efficiency, but higher RS
Life History Behaviour Physiology Cell Biology Molecular Biology Population Ecology Community Ecology
I. Autumn Hoarding Behaviour
Average = 1170 Estimated Number of Cones Hoarded Number of Individuals Autumn 2001 Hoarding Observations SU/KL Cone Count = 19.5
Average = 5020 Estimated Number of Cones Hoarded Number of Individuals Autumn 2002 Hoarding Observations SU/KL Cone Count = 35.0
Average = 5020 Estimated Number of Cones Hoarded Number of Individuals Autumn 2003 Hoarding Observations SU/KL Cone Count = 9
Estimated Number of Cones Hoarded Number of Cones per Tree Hoarding Functional Response
Juveniles (avg= 2950) Ad. Females (avg= 5020) Ad. Males (avg= 8645) Autumn 2002 Hoarding Observations SU/KL Cone Count = 35.0 Within Year Variation by Age and Sex Class Estimated Number of Cones Hoarded Number of Individuals
Proportion of Cones Hoarded to 1 o Midden Scatterhoarding vs. Larderhoarding
Mushrooms/Truffles vs. Cones Number of Individuals Frequency of Mushroom/Truffle Hoarding (proportion of total # of hoarded items)
Midden Surface Cone Counts
2001 & 2002 Combined r 2 = 0.32, p < Midden Surface Cone Counts
II. Winter & Reproductive Energetics
Winter Resting Metabolic Rate (kJ/day) Body Mass (g) n = 36, r 2 = 0.11, p = Winter Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
Winter Resting Metabolic Rate (kJ/day) Avg = 140 kJ/day Winter Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
p = 0.23 Winter Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
Winter Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Body Mass (g) n = 51, r 2 = 0.190, p = Winter Field Metabolic Rate (FMR or DEE)
Winter Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Avg = 200 kJ/day Winter Field Metabolic Rate (FMR or DEE)
Winter FMR (kJ/day) Winter RMR (kJ/day) n = 28, r = 0.012, p = 0.95 Winter FMR vs. Winter RMR
Winter Daily Energy Expenditure (x RMR) Avg = 1.45xRMR Winter FMR vs. Winter RMR
Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Winter FMR and Lactating FMR
Lactating Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Body Mass (g) n = 46, r = 0.001, p = 0.94 Lactating FMR
Lactating Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Lactating FMR
Lactating Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) Lactating FMR
Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) LL Food Add KL/SU Control FMR Summary LL Control
Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) LL Food Add KL/SU Control LL Control SourceSum-of-SquaresdfMean-SquareF-ratioP SEASON TREAT SEASON*TREAT BODYMASS Error
Daily Energy Expenditure (kJ/day) LL Food Add KL/SU Control FMR Summary LL Control 1994 Control (following mast year)