Rising global temperatures threaten to disrupt population sex ratios, which can in turn cause
mate shortages, reduce population growth and adaptive potential, and increase extinction …

Sex reversal is the process by which an individual develops a phenotypic sex that is
discordant with its chromosomal or genotypic sex. It occurs in many lineages of ectothermic …

The study of sex determination and sex chromosome organization in nonmodel species has
long been technically challenging, but new sequencing methodologies now enable precise …

Droughts are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change. These extreme
weather events can lead to mass mortality and reproduction failure, and therefore cause …

The sex of vertebrates is typically determined genetically, but reptile sex can also be
determined by developmental temperature. In some reptiles, temperature interacts with …

Sex determination systems in vertebrates vary along a continuum from genetic (GSD) to
environmental sex determination (ESD). Individuals that show a sexual phenotype opposite …

Animals use a variety of strategies to avoid acute dehydration and death. Yet, how chronic
exposure to sub-lethal dehydration may entail physiological and fitness costs remains …

Abstract In Western Europe, natural habitats such as heathlands have been converted into
many commercially managed forests, with severe impacts on biodiversity. In dense planted …

Thermoregulation is critical for ectotherms as it allows them to maintain their body
temperature close to an optimum for ecological performance. Thermoregulation includes a …

Chronic changes in climate conditions may select for acclimation responses in terrestrial
animals living in fluctuating environments, and beneficial acclimation responses may be key …