… is thought to be especially high in low-altitude tropical ectotherms living in shaded habitats
such as forests, as these organisms are adapted to rather stable and narrow thermal zones (7…

… the thermal reaction norms for development. These reaction norms are characterized by the
lower temperature threshold, the regression coefficient (ie, the degree of thermal sensitivity …

… canalization fall into two groups. The first emphasizes specific molecular mechanisms such
as heat … Empirical tests of Lerner’s hypothesis about a relationship between robustness and …

… regime, also evolves to become canalized. We examine canalization both in terms of stability
of … Thus, the thermal plasticity of mean development time is consistent across densities and …

… and invaded thermal regimes, we tested how plasticity and … history and heat tolerance
changes in these expansion zones. … and canalization of plastic responses to a warmer thermal …

… linked to fitness are more strongly canalized due to past stabilizing … response to the thermal
constraints of the different localities, then diverged between populations through canalization …

… canalization requires knowledge of genotype, because the form of the reaction norm can …
This is often interpreted in terms of a lineage settling into an adaptive zone with subsequent …

… developmental plasticity on thermal indices appears to be canalized. For … empirical studies,
across reptile taxa, plasticity in thermal physiology did not differ by age, taxon or climate zone…

… For size at maturation, this will only result if there is a steeper thermal response in the rate
at which maturation is achieved than in growth rate. However, numerous ultimate reasons …

… distinctions between the canalization of populations and … now makes an empirical evaluation
of the role of canalization in … In the blue stable zone, a small perturbation on one axis is …