Insect performance is limited by the temperature of the environment, and in temperate, polar,
and alpine regions, the majority of insects must face the challenge of exposure to low …

In this review we consider how small-scale temporal and spatial variation in body
temperature, and biochemical/physiological variation among individuals, affect the …

Evolutionary adaptation drives biodiversity. So far, however, evolutionary thinking has had
limited impact on plans to counter the effects of climate change on biodiversity and …

Seasonal and daily thermal variation can limit species distributions because of physiological
tolerances. Low temperatures are particularly challenging for ectotherms, which use both …

Human-induced environmental changes have been linked directly with loss of biodiversity.
Coral reefs, which have been severely impacted by anthropogenic activities over the last few …

Aim Spatial models of the impacts of climate change generally assume that species are
restricted to their realized niche, and will persist only if that niche remains accessible …

Hybridisation was traditionally considered rare on coral reefs. However, a rapid increase in
hybrid studies over the last 20 years has revealed that hybridisation on coral reefs is …

Studies on thermal acclimation in insects are often performed on animals acclimated in the
laboratory under conditions that are not ecologically relevant. Costs and benefits of …

To cope with the increasing and less-predictable temperature forecasts under climate
change, many terrestrial ectotherms will have to migrate or rely on adaptation through plastic …

Thermal developmental plasticity represents a key organismal adaptation to maintain
reproductive capacity in contrasting and fluctuating temperature niches. Although …