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Warren P. Porter
Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications - 154
Citations - 13703
Warren P. Porter is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Climate change. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 151 publications receiving 12314 citations. Previous affiliations of Warren P. Porter include University of California, Santa Barbara & Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
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Mechanistic niche modelling: combining physiological and spatial data to predict species' ranges.
TL;DR: Here, the principles of biophysical ecology can be used to link spatial data to the physiological responses and constraints of organisms, which provides a mechanistic view of the fundamental niche which can then be mapped to the landscape to infer range constraints.
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The potential for behavioral thermoregulation to buffer “cold-blooded” animals against climate warming
TL;DR: It is shown how behavioral and mass/energy balance models can be combined with spatial data on climate, topography, and vegetation to predict impacts of increased air temperature on thermoregulating ectotherms such as reptiles and insects (a large portion of global biodiversity).
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Thermodynamic equilibria of animals with environment
Warren P. Porter,David M. Gates +1 more
TL;DR: The mobility of most animals permits them to seek the environment most compatible with their physiological requirements for energy, and the microclimate around an animal is thought of as a four dimensional space in which the four independent variables are acting simultaneously and are each time dependent.
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Temperature, activity, and lizard life histories
TL;DR: A theoretical model predicting the proximate consequences of the thermal environment for lizard life histories is presented, finding that temperature, by affecting activity times, can cause variation in annual survival rate and fecundity, leading to a negative correlation among populations in different thermal environments.
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Mapping the fundamental niche: physiology, climate, and the distribution of a nocturnal lizard
TL;DR: A mechanistic understanding of the fundamental niche can provide greater insight into the causes of distribution and abundance, a solid foundation for exploring the role of biotic interactions, and greater confidence in extrapolating to novel circumstances such as climate change and species introductions.