Yoram Yom-Tov

..We interpret the effects of NAO and latitude on body size through their effect on the local climate and particularly snow conditions. We suggest that females are more sensitive to environmental factors than males...

..These declines may have serious implications for community structure and competition among bird species and may affect the survival of small passerines...

..Hence, the observed positive relationships between average minimum January temperature and body size in four of the six species influenced by rain further support this conclusion...

..Birth year and death year explained 38.8 and 43.5%, respectively, of the variation in body size. Body size of otters was positively related to latitude, thus conforming to Bergmann's rule...

..Canine size did not change during the study period, probably an indication that snowshoe hares maintained their status as the main prey of the lynx throughout the study period...

..The most recent changes in body size are probably phenotypic, but there are some cases in which they are partly genetic...

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..However, in nest cavities with below the average GNO2, with more inhabitants (e.g. during the breeding season), hypoxia may become a problem...

..We examined these hypotheses using phylogenetically controlled methods...

..We suggest that the annual movement of these bats to the Mediterranean region of Israel may have evolved in order to enable them to exploit the extremely nutritious forms of ant alates when the bats' energetic demands are highest...

..Improper handling and disposal of animal remains by airport personnel, may lead to exposure of both humans and local fauna to exotic pathogens. This in turn may trigger an epidemic with potentially devastating results...

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