Because of its profound effects on the rates of biological processes such as aerobic
metabolism, environmental temperature plays an important role in shaping the distribution …

Basal or standard metabolic rate reflects the minimum amount of energy required to
maintain body processes, while the maximum metabolic rate sets the ceiling for aerobic …

Plasticity can allow organisms to maintain consistent performance across a wide range of
environmental conditions. However, it remains largely unknown how costly plasticity is and …

Understanding how climate change affects natural populations remains one of the greatest
challenges for ecology and management of natural resources. Animals can remodel their …

Temperature profoundly influences physiological responses in animals, primarily due to the
effects on biochemical reaction rates. Since physiological responses are often exemplified …

Climate warming is predicted to negatively impact fish populations through impairment of
oxygen transport systems when temperatures exceed those which are optimal for aerobic …

Antagonists of the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) channel alter body
temperature (T b) in laboratory animals and humans: most cause hyperthermia; some …

Temperature is a key abiotic factor affecting ecology, biogeography, and evolution of
species. Alterations of energy metabolism play an important role in adaptations and plastic …

Temperature acclimation may offset the increased energy expenditure (standard metabolic
rate, SMR) and reduced scope for activity (aerobic scope, AS) predicted to occur with local …

Climate change is one of the major issues facing natural populations and thus a focus of
recent research has been to predict the responses of organisms to these changes. Models …