• Energetics of whiskered bats in comparison to other bats of the family Vespertilionidae 

      Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Bech, Claus; Fjelldal, Mari Aas; van der Kooij, Jeroen; Sørås, Rune; Stawski, Clare (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Bats inhabit a variety of climate types, ranging from tropical to temperate zones, and environmental differences may therefore affect the basal metabolic rate (BMR) of bats from different populations. In the present study, ...
    • State dependence of arousal from torpor in brown long-eared bats (Plecotus auritus) 

      Sørås, Rune; Fjelldal, Mari Aas; Bech, Claus; van der Kooij, Jeroen; Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Eldegard, Katrine; Stawski, Clare (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      To cope with periods of low food availability and unsuitable environmental conditions (e.g., short photoperiod or challenging weather), many heterothermic mammals can readily go into torpor to save energy. However, torpor ...