Changing thermal landscapes: merging climate science and landscape ecology through thermal biology

AJ Nowakowski, LO Frishkoff, M Agha, BD Todd… - Current Landscape …, 2018 - Springer
Climate change and habitat modification both alter thermal environments and species
distributions. However, these drivers of global change are rarely studied together, even …

Can amphibians take the heat? Vulnerability to climate warming in subtropical and temperate larval amphibian communities

H Duarte, M Tejedo, M Katzenberger… - Global change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting the biodiversity impacts of global warming implies that we know where and with
what magnitude these impacts will be encountered. Amphibians are currently the most …

[HTML][HTML] There and back again: A meta-analytical approach on the influence of acclimation and altitude in the upper thermal tolerance of amphibians and reptiles

LM Carilo Filho, L Gomes, M Katzenberger… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Realistic predictions about the impacts of climate change onbiodiversity requires gathering
ecophysiological data and the critical thermal maxima (CTMax) is the most frequently used …

Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny

K Ruthsatz, KH Dausmann, MA Peck… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Hydrothermal physiology and climate vulnerability in amphibians

DA Greenberg, WJ Palen - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Concerns over the consequences of global climate change for biodiversity have spurred a
renewed interest in organismal thermal physiology. However, temperature is only one of …

Trading heat and hops for water: Dehydration effects on locomotor performance, thermal limits, and thermoregulatory behavior of a terrestrial toad

RCO Anderson, DV Andrade - Ecology and evolution, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their highly permeable skin and ectothermy, terrestrial amphibians are challenged by
compromises between water balance and body temperature regulation. The way in which …

The body temperature of active amphibians along a tropical elevation gradient: patterns of mean and variance and inference from environmental data

CA Navas, JM Carvajalino‐Fernández… - Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical montane amphibians have been the focus of recent and crucial conservation efforts.
These initiatives require understanding on how elevation influences amphibian body …

What determines the distinct morphology of species with a particular ecology? The roles of many-to-one mapping and trade-offs in the evolution of frog ecomorphology …

DS Moen - The American Naturalist, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
Organisms inhabiting a specific environment often have distinct morphology, but the factors
that affect this fit are unclear when multiple morphological traits affect performance in …

Rapid acclimation to cold allows the cane toad to invade montane areas within its Australian range

S McCann, MJ Greenlees, D Newell… - Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The cane toad (R hinella marina) invasion of Australia has now reached areas much colder
than most of its native range in tropical America. Understanding the toad's ability to function …

[HTML][HTML] Tadpole transport logistics in a Neotropical poison frog: indications for strategic planning and adaptive plasticity in anuran parental care

E Ringler, A Pašukonis, W Hödl, M Ringler - Frontiers in Zoology, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Individuals should aim to adjust their parental behaviours in order to maximize
the success of their offspring but minimize associated costs. Plasticity in parental care is well …