Plastic adjustments of physiological tolerance to a particular stressor can result in fitness
benefits for resistance that might manifest not only in that same environment but also be …

The ability to buffer detrimental effects of environmental stress on fitness is of great
ecological importance because, in nature, pronounced environmental variation may …

Rapid cold-hardening (RCH) is a unique form of phenotypic plasticity which confers survival
advantages at low temperature. The fitness costs of RCH are generally poorly elucidated …

Traits of thermal sensitivity or performance are typically the focus of species distribution
modelling. Among-population trait variation, trait plasticity, population connectedness and …

Most investigations on the effects of and responses to stress exposures have been
performed on a limited number of model organisms in the laboratory. Here much progress …

Extreme weather events such as heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense.
Populations can cope with elevated heat stress by evolving higher basal heat tolerance …

Insects, similarly to other small terrestrial invertebrates, are particularly susceptible to
climatic stress. Physiological adjustments to cope with the environment (ie, acclimation) …

Multiple stressors, both abiotic and biotic, often are experienced simultaneously by
organisms in nature. Responses to these stressors may share signaling pathways (“cross …

Climatic means with different degrees of variability (δ) may change in the future and could
significantly impact ectotherm species fitness. Thus, there is an increased interest in …

Agricultural insect pests display an exceptional ability to adapt quickly to natural and
anthropogenic stressors. Emerging evidence suggests that frequent and varied sources of …