Research on the thermal ecology and physiology of free‐living organisms is accelerating as
scientists and managers recognize the urgency of the global biodiversity crisis brought on by …

Plant biology is experiencing a renewed interest in the mechanistic underpinnings and
evolution of phenotypic plasticity that calls for a re‐evaluation of how we analyse phenotypic …

Climate warming may lower environmental resource levels, growth, and fitness of many
ectotherms. In a classic experiment, Brett and colleagues documented that growth rates of …

Background Plastic responses of plants to the environment are ubiquitous. Phenotypic
plasticity occurs in many forms and at many biological scales, and its adaptive value …

Temperature profoundly impacts both the phenotypes and distributions of organisms. These
thermal effects exert strong selective pressures on behaviour, physiology and life history …

Thermal performance curves (TPCs) describe the effects of temperature on biological rate
processes. Here, we use examples from our work on common killifish (Fundulus …

Recent studies of animal personality have focused on its proximate causation and its
ecological and evolutionary significance, but have mostly ignored questions about its …

Phenotypic characteristics of animals can change independently from changes in the
genetic code. These plastic phenotypic responses are important for population persistence …

Understanding and predicting how adaptation will contribute to species' resilience to climate
change will be paramount to successfully managing biodiversity for conservation …

Body temperature (T b) profoundly affects the fitness of ectotherms. Many ectotherms use
behavior to control T b within narrow levels. These temperatures are assumed to be optimal …