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Overview

Gerhard Körtner is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular emphasis on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of several key topics including:

  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Körtner's publications have appeared frequently in notable academic venues such as:

  • Australian Journal of Zoology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • Mammal Research
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Collaborations with other researchers are a regular part of Körtner's work. Frequent coauthors include Fritz Geiser, Guy Ballard, Peter J. S. Fleming, Shannon E. Currie, and Chris R. Pavey.

Recent papers published by Gerhard Körtner include:

  • "Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity," 2023, Mammal Research
  • "Spatial and temporal activity patterns of owned, free-roaming dogs in coastal eastern Australia," 2022, Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • "Hibernation and daily torpor in Australian and New Zealand bats: does the climate zone matter?" 2020, Australian Journal of Zoology
  • "Pronounced differences in heart rate and metabolism distinguish daily torpor and short-term hibernation in two bat species," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Control of insensible evaporate water loss by two species of mesic parrot suggests a thermoregulatory role," 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology

Best Publications

  • The temporal organization of daily torpor and hibernation: circadian and circannual rhythms.

    Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Torpor and activity patterns in free-ranging sugar gliders Petaurus breviceps (Marsupialia)

    Gerhard Kortner;Fritz Geiser

  • Ecology of natural hibernation in the marsupial mountain pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus)

    Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Do Patterns of Torpor Differ between Free-ranging and Captive Mammals and Birds?

    Fritz Geiser;Joanne C. Holloway;Gerhard Körtner;Tracy A. Maddocks

  • Winter torpor in a large bird

    Gerhard Körtner;R. Mark Brigham;R. Mark Brigham;Fritz Geiser

  • The energetic cost of arousal from torpor in the marsupial Sminthopsis macroura: benefits of summer ambient temperature cycles.

    B. G. Lovegrove;G. Körtner;F. Geiser

  • Leptin increases energy expenditure of a marsupial by inhibition of daily torpor

    Fritz Geiser;Gerhard Körtner;Ingrid Schmidt

  • Thermal relations of metabolic rate reduction in a hibernating marsupial

    Xiaowei Song;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Natural use of heterothermy by a small, tree-roosting bat during summer.

    Christopher Turbill;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Seasonal Use of Torpor by Free‐Ranging Australian Owlet‐Nightjars (Aegotheles cristatus)

    R. Mark Brigham;Gerhard Körtner;Tracy A. Maddocks;Fritz Geiser

  • Hibernation and daily torpor in Australian mammals

    Fritz Geiser;Gerhard Körtner

  • The key to winter survival: daily torpor in a small arid-zone marsupial

    Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Thermal Biology, Torpor, and Activity in Free‐Living Mulgaras in Arid Zone Australia during the Winter Reproductive Season

    Gerhard Körtner;Chris R. Pavey;Fritz Geiser

  • The importance of mammalian torpor for survival in a post-fire landscape

    Clare Stawski;Gerhard Körtner;Julia Nowack;Fritz Geiser

  • Reduction of metabolic rate and thermoregulation during daily torpor

    X. Song;G. Körtner;F. Geiser

  • Cool running: locomotor performance at low body temperature in mammals

    A. Daniella Rojas;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Dietary fats and body lipid composition in relation to hibernation in free-ranging echidnas

    F. Falkenstein;G. Körtner;K. Watson;F. Geiser

  • Do implanted transmitters affect maximum running speed of two small marsupials

    A. Daniella Rojas;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Hot bats: extreme thermal tolerance in a desert heat wave.

    Artiom Bondarenco;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Snoozing through the storm: torpor use during a natural disaster

    Julia Nowack;A. Daniella Rojas;Gerhard Körtner;Fritz Geiser

  • Torpor in free-ranging tawny frogmouths (Podargus strigoides).

    Gerhard Körtner;R. Mark Brigham;Fritz Geiser

  • Effects of Sex and Reproductive State on Interactions between Free-Roaming Domestic Dogs

    Jessica Sparkes;Gerhard Körtner;Guy Ballard;Peter J. S. Fleming

  • Does fox baiting threaten the spotted-tailed quoll, Dasyurus maculatus?

    Gerhard Körtner;Shaan Gresser;Bob Harden

Frequent Co-Authors

Fritz Geiser
Fritz Geiser University of New England
Christopher Turbill
Christopher Turbill University of Sydney
R. Mark Brigham
R. Mark Brigham University of Regina
Peter J. S. Fleming
Peter J. S. Fleming University of Southern Queensland
Andrew W. Claridge
Andrew W. Claridge University of New South Wales
Bradley Law
Bradley Law New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Philip C. Withers
Philip C. Withers University of Western Australia
Craig K. R. Willis
Craig K. R. Willis University of Winnipeg
Barry G. Lovegrove
Barry G. Lovegrove University of KwaZulu-Natal
Sylvia Ortmann
Sylvia Ortmann Leibniz Association

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