A proximate, biophysical model is proposed describing temperature-modulated variation in
growth rate and differentiation rate in ectotherms, based upon the Sharpe-Schoolfield …

Temperature is an important ecological driver modulating life history traits of organisms,
such as growth and reproduction. With the ongoing global warming, understanding the …

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 …

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 …

Thermal performance curves have been widely used to model the ecological responses of
ectotherms to variable thermal environments and climate change. Such models ignore the …

Temperature has profound effects on ectotherms such as plants, invertebrates, and lower
vertebrates (Hochachka and Somero 1984; Cossins and Bowler 1987). The impact of …

How organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures is uncertain, but concepts can
emerge from studying adaptive physiological trait variations across existing spatial climate …

Ectothermic animals exhibit two distinct kinds of plasticity in response to temperature:
Thermal performance curves (TPCs), in which an individual's performance (eg, growth rate) …

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 …

The level of phenotypic plasticity displayed within a population (ie the slope of the reaction
norm) reflects the short-term response of a population to environmental change, while …