In insects, temperature strongly influences phenotype, and insects differ in sensitivity to
temperature. The viable temperature range might be narrow or wide, and body size often …

Understanding patterns of variation in body size within and among species is a central
question in evolutionary ecology (Schlichting and Pigliucci 1998). The most well known …

This is a digital reprint of a book first published in 1996. The responses of a wide range of
species to temperature change at all scales of organization, ranging through the molecular …

In a recent and stimulating Forum paper, Berrigan and Charnov (1994) address the
important life-history point that the slope of the reaction norm for size-to-age at maturity in …

Temperature has dramatic evolutionary fitness consequences and is therefore a major factor
determining the geographic distribution and abundance of ectotherms. However, the role …

1. Rearing temperature may affect juvenile mortality, growth and development rates, adult
mortality rate, and/or population growth rate. Increased juvenile growth rate may affect the …

The fact that development rate of insects changes with temperature implies that the rate at
which time passes for a developing insect depends upon the temperature regime it …

To cope with the increasing and less-predictable temperature forecasts under climate
change, many terrestrial ectotherms will have to migrate or rely on adaptation through plastic …

Many poikilothermal animals exhibit in their metabolism or activity some degree of
independence of their temperature. In the general case this is regarded as reflecting a …

Methods: We used a split sib-family experimental design with two food treatments (collard
leaves and artificial diet) and four test temperatures (11, 23, 35 and 40 C), and measured …