Ectothermic animals, such as amphibians and reptiles, are particularly sensitive to rapidly
warming global temperatures. One response in these organisms may be to evolve aspects …

Climate change is altering phenology and distributions of many species and further changes
are projected. Can species physiologically adapt to climate warming? We analyse thermal …

Physiological thermal-tolerance limits of terrestrial ectotherms often exceed local air
temperatures, implying a high degree of thermal safety (an excess of warm or cold thermal …

Behavior is one of the major architects of evolution: by behaviorally modifying how they
interact with their environments, organisms can influence natural selection, amplifying it in …

Thermal macrophysiology is an established research field that has led to well-described
patterns in the global structuring of climate adaptation and risk. However, since it was …

Thermal trait variation is of fundamental importance to forecasting the impacts of
environmental change on lizard diversity. Here, we review the literature for patterns of …

Human activities often replace native forests with warmer, modified habitats that represent
novel thermal environments for biodiversity. Reducing biodiversity loss hinges upon …

Climatic conditions changing over time and space shape the evolution of organisms at
multiple levels, including temperate lizards in the family Lacertidae. Here we reconstruct a …

Critical thermal maximum (CTmax) is a commonly and increasingly used measure of an
animal's upper thermal tolerance limit. However, it is unknown how consistent CTmax is …

Understanding the extent to which phylogenetic constraints and adaptive evolutionary forces
help define the physiological sensitivity of species is critical for anticipating climate‐related …