Stress response pathways share commonalities across many species, including humans,
making heat shock experiments valuable tools for many biologists. The study of stress …

Phenotypic plasticity may allow ectotherms with complex life histories such as amphibians to
cope with climate‐driven changes in their environment. Plasticity in thermal tolerance (ie …

An understanding of interactions between the thermal physiology and ecology of ectotherms
remains elusive, partly because information on the relative performance of whole-animal …

To forecast climate change impacts across habitats or taxa, thermal vulnerability indices (eg,
safety margins and warming tolerances) are growing in popularity. Here, we present their …

A full-factorial study of the effects of rates of temperature change and start temperatures was
undertaken for both upper and lower critical thermal limits (CTLs) using the tsetse fly …

Ectothermic animals, such as amphibians and reptiles, are particularly sensitive to rapidly
warming global temperatures. One response in these organisms may be to evolve aspects …

Thermal limits of viable ectotherm development are threshold‐like and near‐symmetrical
around the temperature of optimal performance and usually well within the thermal tolerance …

Before they develop competent endothermy, mammals and birds are sensitive to fluctuating
temperature. It follows that early life thermal environment can trigger changes to the …

Understanding how climate change affects natural populations remains one of the greatest
challenges for ecology and management of natural resources. Animals can remodel their …

The majority of ectotherms grow slower but mature at a larger body size in colder
environments. This phenomenon has puzzled biologists because classic theories of life …