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Biophysical models accurately characterize the thermal energetics of a small invasive passerine bird

Marina Sentis Vila (UGent) , Cesare Pacioni (UGent) , Annelies De Cuyper (UGent) , Geert Janssens (UGent) , Luc Lens (UGent) and Diederik Strubbe (UGent)
(2023) ISCIENCE. 26(10).
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Effective management of invasive species requires accurate predictions of their invasion potential in different environments. By considering species' physiological tolerances and requirements, biophysical mechanistic models can potentially deliver accurate predictions of where introduced species are likely to establish. Here, we evaluate biophysical model predictions of energy use by comparing them to experimentally obtained energy expenditure (EE) and thermoneutral zones (TNZs) for the common waxbill Estrilda astrild, a small-bodied avian invader. We show that biophysical models accurately predict TNZ and EE and that they perform better than traditional time-energy budget methods. Sensitivity analyses indicate that body temperature, metabolic rate, and feather characteristics were the most influential traits affecting model accuracy. This evaluation of common waxbill energetics represents a crucial step toward improved parameterization of biophysical models, eventually enabling accurate predictions of invasion risk for small (sub)tropical passerines.
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Multidisciplinary, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, CLIMATE, DISTRIBUTIONS, THERMOREGULATION, CONSERVATION, EXPENDITURE, SELECTION, IMPACTS, ECOLOGY, COSTS

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Sentis Vila, Marina, et al. “Biophysical Models Accurately Characterize the Thermal Energetics of a Small Invasive Passerine Bird.” ISCIENCE, vol. 26, no. 10, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107743.
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Sentis Vila, M., Pacioni, C., De Cuyper, A., Janssens, G., Lens, L., & Strubbe, D. (2023). Biophysical models accurately characterize the thermal energetics of a small invasive passerine bird. ISCIENCE, 26(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107743
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Sentis Vila, Marina, Cesare Pacioni, Annelies De Cuyper, Geert Janssens, Luc Lens, and Diederik Strubbe. 2023. “Biophysical Models Accurately Characterize the Thermal Energetics of a Small Invasive Passerine Bird.” ISCIENCE 26 (10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107743.
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Sentis Vila, Marina, Cesare Pacioni, Annelies De Cuyper, Geert Janssens, Luc Lens, and Diederik Strubbe. 2023. “Biophysical Models Accurately Characterize the Thermal Energetics of a Small Invasive Passerine Bird.” ISCIENCE 26 (10). doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107743.
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Sentis Vila M, Pacioni C, De Cuyper A, Janssens G, Lens L, Strubbe D. Biophysical models accurately characterize the thermal energetics of a small invasive passerine bird. ISCIENCE. 2023;26(10).
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M. Sentis Vila, C. Pacioni, A. De Cuyper, G. Janssens, L. Lens, and D. Strubbe, “Biophysical models accurately characterize the thermal energetics of a small invasive passerine bird,” ISCIENCE, vol. 26, no. 10, 2023.
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