Increases in humidity will intensify lethal hyperthermia risk for birds occupying humid lowlands
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Oxford University Press
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Many tropical birds will experience hotter and more humid wet-season conditions in future. In an African forest frugivore, we found the maximum tolerable wet-bulb temperature is 31.7°C and risks of lethal hyperthermia will increase substantially by 2100. These findings reveal a pervasive but understudied threat facing birds inhabiting humid lowlands.
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DATA AVAILABILITY : The data collected in this study are available at https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/d8r9sz6yyz/1
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Body temperature, Evaporative cooling, Forest, Heat tolerance limit, Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator), Humidity, Thermoregulation
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-15: Life on land
SDG-13: Climate action
SDG-13: Climate action
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Coulson, B., Freeman, M.T., Conradie, S.R., McKechnie, A.E. (2025) Increases in humidity will intensify lethal hyperthermia risk for birds occupying humid lowlands. Conservation Physiology 13(1): coaf036; pp. 1-13, doi:10.1093/conphys/coaf036.