Environmental temperature has profound effects on animal physiology, ecology, and
evolution. Glucocorticoid (GC) hormones, through effects on phenotypic performance and …

Extreme high-temperature events are the key factor to determine population dynamics of the
rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée), in summer. Although we know that …

Biological invasions are recognized as an important biotic component of global change that
threatens the composition, structure and functioning of ecosystems, resulting in loss of …

Seasonal acclimatization permits organisms to maintain function in the face of
environmental change. Tadpoles of the green frog (Lithobates clamitans) overwinter as …

Thermal acclimatory adjustments of locomotor performance and thermal tolerance occur
commonly in ectothermic animals. However, few studies have investigated ontogenetic …

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
EXACTAS Y NATURALES ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS Corredores Page 1 ii …

Vertebrate endurance capacity is a phenotype with considerable genetic heterogeneity.
RNA-Seq technologies are an ideal tool to investigate the involved genes and processes …