Predicting species vulnerability to global warming requires a comprehensive, mechanistic
understanding of sublethal and lethal thermal tolerances. To date, however, most studies …

Thermal limits mark the boundaries of ectotherm performance, and are increasingly
appreciated as strong correlates and possible determinants of animal distribution patterns …

Short‐term measures of metabolic responses to warmer environments are expected to
indicate the sensitivity of species to regional warming. However, given time, species may be …

The shape of performance curves and their plasticity define how individuals and populations
respond to environmental variability. In theory, maximum performance decreases with an …

Thermal performance curves (TPCs) describe the effects of temperature on biological rate
processes. Here, we use examples from our work on common killifish (Fundulus …

Adaptive responses to thermal stress typically involve a range of plastic acclimatory
responses in ectothermic animals. The mechanisms underlying phenotypic plasticity in …

Whole-organism function is underpinned by physiological and biological processes, which
respond to temperature over a range of time scales. Given that environmental temperature …

Laboratory measurements of physiological and demographic tolerances are important in
understanding the impact of climate change on species diversity; however, it has been …

The acute thermal tolerance of ectotherms has been measured in a variety of ways; these
include assays where organisms are shifted abruptly to stressful temperatures and assays …

Global warming is increasing mean temperatures and altering temperature variability at
multiple temporal scales. To better understand the consequences of changes in thermal …