Many biological size-scaling relationships follow the power function Y= βXα, where Y is a
specific trait, β is the normalization constant (scaling coefficient), X is a measure of size, and …

Latitudinal variation in thermal reaction norms of key fitness traits may inform about the
response of populations to climate warming, yet their adaptive nature and evolutionary …

Most terrestrial ectotherms experience diurnal and seasonal variation in temperature.
Because thermal performance curves are non-linear, mean performance can differ in …

Phenotypic plasticity is an important mechanism that allows populations to adjust to
changing environments. Plastic responses induced by early life experiences can have …

Although the potential to adapt to warmer climate is constrained by genetic trade-offs, our
understanding of how selection and mutation shape genetic (co) variances in thermal …

Phenotypic plasticity is an important mechanism that allows populations to adjust to
changing environments. Early life experiences can have lasting impacts on how individuals …

Many environmental influences can cause a mother to alter the size of her offspring (eggs,
neonates). These include maternal diet or food availability, quality of oviposition site, density …

Energy metabolism is a fundamental property of life providing the energy for all processes
and functions within an organism. As it is temperature-dependent, it mediates the effects of …

In animals that do not regulate their body temperature by the production of heat, the
proportion of the total developmental time spent in a particular developmental stage does …