Effects of temperature on feeding and digestive processes in fish

H Volkoff, I Rønnestad - Temperature, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
As most fish are ectotherms, their physiology is strongly affected by temperature.
Temperature affects their metabolic rate and thus their energy balance and behavior …

Finding the right thermal limit: a framework to reconcile ecological, physiological and methodological aspects of CTmax in ectotherms

M Ørsted, LB Jørgensen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Upper thermal limits (CTmax) are frequently used to parameterize the fundamental niche of
ectothermic animals and to infer biogeographical distribution limits under current and future …

A 485-million-year history of Earth's surface temperature

EJ Judd, JE Tierney, DJ Lunt, IP Montañez, BT Huber… - science, 2024 - science.org
A long-term record of global mean surface temperature (GMST) provides critical insight into
the dynamical limits of Earth's climate and the complex feedbacks between temperature and …

Cold truths: how winter drives responses of terrestrial organisms to climate change

CM Williams, HAL Henry, BJ Sinclair - Biological Reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …

Infrared thermography: A non-invasive window into thermal physiology

GJ Tattersall - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Infrared thermography is a non-invasive technique that measures mid to long-wave infrared
radiation emanating from all objects and converts this to temperature. As an imaging …

Peripheral thermosensation in mammals

J Vriens, B Nilius, T Voets - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
Our ability to perceive temperature is crucial: it enables us to swiftly react to noxiously cold or
hot objects and helps us to maintain a constant body temperature. Sensory nerve endings …

An invitation to measure insect cold tolerance: methods, approaches, and workflow

BJ Sinclair, LEC Alvarado, LV Ferguson - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Insect performance is limited by the temperature of the environment, and in temperate, polar,
and alpine regions, the majority of insects must face the challenge of exposure to low …

Moist heat stress on a hotter Earth

JR Buzan, M Huber - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
As the world overheats—potentially to conditions warmer than during the three million years
over which modern humans evolved—suffering from heat stress will become widespread …

Discovery, molecular mechanisms, and industrial applications of cold-active enzymes

M Santiago, CA Ramírez-Sarmiento… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Cold-active enzymes constitute an attractive resource for biotechnological applications.
Their high catalytic activity at temperatures below 25° C makes them excellent biocatalysts …

Hibernation

F Geiser - Current Biology, 2013 - cell.com
Hibernation (multiday torpor) and daily torpor in heterothermic mammals and birds are
characterized by pronounced temporal reductions in body temperature, energy expenditure …