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 …

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 …

Thermal performance curves for population growth rate r (a measure of fitness) were
estimated over a wide range of temperature for three species: Coleps hirtus (Protista) …

1. The objective of this study was to test the theoretical prediction that the thermal tolerance
range for development in insects should be about 20° C. 2. The data on the thermal …

By influencing physiological reaction rates'-', body temperature has a significant impact on
an ectotherm's performance (eg its ability to run, feed and interact sociallyI and ultimately on …

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 …

Current studies indicate that estimates of thermal tolerance limits in ectotherms depend on
the experimental protocol used, with slower and presumably more ecologically relevant …

This paper (i) reviews temperature/development rate relationships in plants and
poikilothermic invertebrates,(ii) argues that the relationship is often linear over much of the …

The initial rise of fitness that occurs with increasing temperature is attributed to Arrhenius
kinetics, in which rates of reaction increase exponentially with increasing temperature …

Although the size of an organism is influenced by many features of its environment, the
relationship between temperature and body size has captivated generations of biologists …