Author Contributions
CRH, DTSH, LPM, SHO, and CLL conceptualized the study, CGH and NWF
collected field data for the project and LPM and CLL provided additional
data and liaised with external research groups. CRH lead the data
analysis with assistance from CGH, DTSH, and JCM. MLC created the
hibernacula temperature model. All authors provided critical review and
editing to the manuscript.
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