The thermal biology of ectotherms is often used to infer species' responses to changes in
temperature. It is often proposed that temperate species are more cold-tolerant, less heat …

Thermal limits of ectotherms have been studied extensively and are believed to be
evolutionarily constrained, leaving ectotherms at risk under future climate change …

Upper thermal limits vary less than lower limits among related species of terrestrial
ectotherms. This pattern may reflect weak or uniform selection on upper limits, or …

Highlights•Acclimation capacity is critically important for thermal tolerance of
insects.•Thermal acclimation is unlikely to rescue species currently challenged by global …

Thermal tolerance is an important factor influencing the distribution of ectotherms, but we still
have limited understanding of the ability of species to evolve different thermal limits. Recent …

Evolutionary change of thermal traits (ie, heat tolerance and behavioural thermoregulation)
is one of the most important mechanisms exhibited by organisms to respond to global …

Physiological limits determine susceptibility to environmental changes, and can be
assessed at the individual, population or species/lineage levels. Here I discuss these levels …

To make laboratory studies of thermal resistance in ectotherms more ecologically relevant,
temperature changes that reflect conditions experienced by individuals in nature should be …

Thermal tolerance is a critical determinant of ectotherm distribution, which is likely to be
influenced by future climate change. To predict such distributional changes, simple and …

Thermal performance curves (TPCs) compute the effects of temperature on the performance
of ectotherms and are frequently used to predict the effect of environmental conditions and …