C. Mejias

Huddling nest use are the optimal strategies for heat conservation in a social marsupial: lessons from biophysical models.

This study uses biophysical models to show that communal nesting in Dromiciops gliroides minimizes energy costs for thermoregulation, supporting the idea that sociality is driven by energy conservation benefits.

A mesocosm experiment in ecological physiology: adaptive modulation of energy budget in a hibernating marsupial under chronic caloric restriction

This study experimentally manipulates energy availability in hibernating marsupials to quantify energy costs and savings of hibernation under chronic caloric restriction.