Ongoing climate change has profoundly affected global biodiversity, but its impacts on
populations across elevations remain understudied. Using mechanistic niche models …

The reptilian form of hibernation (brumation) is much less studied than its mammalian and
insect equivalents. Hibernation and brumation share some basic features but may differ in …

Aim Many ectotherms are at risk from climate change as temperatures are increasingly
exceeding their thermal limits. Many evaluations of the vulnerability of ectotherms to climate …

Climate has a key impact on animal physiology, which in turn can have a profound influence
on geographic distributions. Yet, the mechanisms linking climate, physiology and distribution …

The evolution of body size within and among species is predicted to be influenced by
multifarious environmental factors. However, the specific drivers of body size variation have …

Aim Squamate fitness is affected by body temperature, which in turn is influenced by
environmental temperatures and, in many species, by exposure to solar radiation. The …

Foraging behavior is known to place demands on the metabolic characteristics of anurans.
Active foragers feeding on sedentary prey typically have high aerobic capacity and low …

Diet composition and its ecological drivers are rarely investigated in coexisting closely
related species. We used a molecular approach to characterize the seasonal variation in …

Highlights•Ectotherms in tropical highlands experience high hourly temperature
variations.•Female wolf spiders ran faster when in higher-than-average ambient …

Global patterns in clutch size variations across species have been linked to resource
availability and seasonal climate change. However, our understanding of the specific local …