Studies suggest that many species are already living close to their upper physiological
thermal limits. Phenotypic plasticity is thought to be an important mechanism for species to …

Many species face extinction risks owing to climate change, and there is an urgent need to
identify which species' populations will be most vulnerable. Plasticity in heat tolerance …

A fitness benefit of phenotypic plasticity is the ability of an organism to survive short-term,
deleterious environmental fluctuations. Yet the influence of selection on plasticity in …

Thermal tolerance plasticity is a core mechanism by which organisms can mitigate the
effects of climate change. As a result, there is a need to understand how variation in …

Global warming is increasing the overheating risk for many organisms, though the potential
for plasticity in thermal tolerance to mitigate this risk is largely unknown. In part, this …

SYNOPSIS. Morphological and physiological plasticity is often thought to represent an
adaptive response to variable environments. However, determining whether a given pattern …

Evolutionary adaptation to temperature and climate depends on both the extent to which
organisms experience spatial and temporal environmental variation (exposure) and how …

Plasticity is a near‐ubiquitous feature of the thermal physiology of ectothermic organisms.
Understanding the significance of plasticity in evolutionary and ecological contexts requires …

Phenotypic plasticity is frequently assumed to be an adaptive mechanism by which
organisms cope with rapid changes in their environment, such as shifts in temperature …

Understanding the factors affecting thermal tolerance is crucial for predicting the impact
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …