Ectotherms that maintain thermal balance in the face of varying climates should be able to
colonise a wide range of habitats. In lizards, thermoregulation usually appears as a variety …

The regulation of body temperature (thermoregulation) and of water balance (defined here
as hydroregulation) are key processes underlying ecological and evolutionary responses to …

Anurans exhibit plasticity in the timing of metamorphosis and tadpoles show phenotypic
plasticity in age and size at metamorphosis as a response to temperature variation. This …

Phenotypic plasticity may allow ectotherms with complex life histories such as amphibians to
cope with climate‐driven changes in their environment. Plasticity in thermal tolerance (ie …

Temperature-induced developmental plasticity could allow amphibian larvae to complete
metamorphosis successfully despite new thermal challenges and increased desiccation risk …

Climate change is expected to increase mean temperatures and the frequency of extreme
weather events, that can lead to earlier/extended breeding seasons in temperate taxa. As a …

Environmental stress induced by natural and anthropogenic processes including climate
change may threaten the productivity of species and persistence of populations. Ectotherms …

The metabolic cold adaptation (MCA) hypothesis predicts an increase in metabolic rate and
thermal sensitivity of poikilotherms from cold environments as compared to those from warm …

Developmental plasticity and thermal acclimation can contribute to adaptive responses to
climate change by altering functional traits related to energy and water balance regulation …

Small lizards can accommodate to constraints imposed by temporal changes in ambient
temperature through a combination of adaptive evolution and behavioral and physiological …