Global change includes a substantial increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme high
temperatures (EHTs), which influence insects at almost all levels. The number of studies …

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 …

Ectothermic animals, such as amphibians and reptiles, are particularly sensitive to rapidly
warming global temperatures. One response in these organisms may be to evolve aspects …

Extreme weather events (EWEs; for example, heatwaves, cold spells, storms, floods and
droughts) and non-native species invasions are two major threats to global biodiversity and …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Recent studies suggest that animals are decreasing in size as a general response to global
warming, for reasons that remain unclear. Here, by analysing ectotherm death time curves …

Temperature is a critical abiotic factor shaping the distribution and abundance of species,
but the mechanisms that underpin organismal thermal limits remain poorly understood. One …

Worldwide, urbanization leads to tremendous anthropogenic environmental alterations,
causing strong selection pressures on populations of animals and plants. Although a key …

Anthropogenic activities such as uncontrolled deforestation and increasing greenhouse gas
emissions are responsible for triggering a series of environmental imbalances that affect the …

Abstract Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are a conspicuous group of ectotherms whose
behavior, distribution, physiology, and fitness are regulated by temperature. Consequently …