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 …

ABSTRACT 1 The genus Castor comprises two species: the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber,
and the North American beaver Castor canadensis. Both species suffered from …

Many studies have recorded phenotypic changes in natural populations and attributed them
to climate change. However, controversy and uncertainty has arisen around three levels of …

Phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation are predicted to mitigate some of the negative
biotic consequences of climate change. Here, we evaluate evidence for plastic and …

In Alien Species and Evolution, biologist George W. Cox reviews and synthesizes emerging
information on the evolutionary changes that occur in plants, animals, and microbial …

Background Rescuing amphibian diversity is an achievable conservation challenge.
Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess …

In their paper Malcolm et al.(2006) use climate-warming scenarios to estimate up to 43%
loss of species within biodiversity hotspots. This prediction is based on a climate-envelope …

Rising temperatures represent a significant threat to the survival of ectothermic animals. As
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …

Biotic responses to climate change will vary among taxa and across latitudes, elevational
gradients, and degrees of insularity. However, due to factors such as phenotypic plasticity …

Prior studies have shown that macrogeographic gradients in temperature associated with
latitude and altitude can lead to countergradient patterns of variation in a number of taxa …