Because the body axes of fish consist of two anatomically distinct vertebrae, abdominal and
caudal, one type may be more variable in number than the other and thus contribute more to …

Many traits studied in ecology and evolutionary biology change their expression in response
to a continuously varying environmental factor. One well-studied example are thermal …

In order to define the relative vulnerability of northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)
populations to the ongoing global warming, we compared the thermal performance curves …

Seasonal changes are more robust and dynamic at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes,
and animals sense seasonal changes in the environment and alter their physiology and …

Age at maturity is a key life history trait and involves a trade-off between survival risk and
reproductive investment, has close connections to fitness, and is an important factor for …

Phenotypic plasticity can be important for local adaptation, because it enables individuals to
survive in a novel environment until genetic changes have been accumulated by genetic …

Contemporary evolution of thermal physiology has the potential to help limit the
physiological stress associated with rapidly changing thermal environments; however it is …

Many animals are sexually dimorphic, whereby males may display brighter body coloration
and more distinctive ornamentation than females. Fishes in temperate regions markedly …

Environmental temperature is a key driver of variation in developmental physiological rates
in reptiles. Cooler temperatures extend development time and can increase the amount of …

Species distribution boundaries are often associated with aspects of climate and modified by
competitive interactions. In the tropical region, Diaphanosoma is the most diverse genus of …