The definition of stress comes from the physical sciences and refers to the ability of a force
applied to a material to induce a deformation (strain). Unlike materials, living organisms and …

Developing animals display a tremendous ability to change the course of their
developmental path in response to the environment they experience, a concept referred to …

Climate change and human activities have together altered the river hydrological regime
and consequently threatened the health of river ecosystems. Quantifying the impact of …

Ocean warming is predicted to challenge the persistence of a variety of marine organisms,
especially when combined with ocean acidification. While temperature affects virtually all …

Global warming over the next century is likely to alter the energy demands of consumers and
thus the strengths of their interactions with their resources. The subsequent cascading …

Understanding links between thermal performance and environmental variation is
necessary to predict organismal responses to climate change, and remains an ongoing …

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a very
destructive polyphagous insect pest of cereal crops accounting for up to 100% yield losses …

Warming and hypoxia are two stressors commonly found within natural salmon redds that
are likely to co-occur. Warming and hypoxia can interact physiologically, but their combined …

The impacts on human health and the economic and social disruption caused by the
pandemic COVID-19 have been devastating. However, its environmental consequences are …

Many ectotherms modify their phenotype seasonally as a response to variation in abiotic
factors. Given the potential of seasonal acclimation to reduce the impact of climate change …