Daphnids are freshwater crustaceans used in toxicity tests. Although lethality and
immobilisation are the most commonly used endpoints in those tests, more sensitive …

The effects of multiple stressors on the early life stages of reef-building corals are poorly
understood. Elevated temperature is the main physiological driver of mass coral bleaching …

The average global temperature is predicted to increase by 3° C by the end of this century
due to human-induced climate change. The overall metabolism of the aquatic biota will be …

Metabolic rate (MR) often scales with body mass (BM) following a power function of the form
MR= a BM b, where log (a) is the allometric intercept and b is the allometric exponent (ie …

Widely observed allometric scaling (log–log slope< 1) of metabolic rate (MR) with body
mass (BM) in animals has been frequently explained using functional mechanisms, but …

In ectotherms, adult body size commonly declines with increasing environmental
temperature, a pattern known as the temperature-size rule. One influential hypothesis …

Aquatic ectotherms face a challenge of obtaining sufficient oxygen, and it is commonly
claimed that this challenge increases with increasing environmental temperature, causing …

Exposure to a pathogen is predicted to lead to increased energy use as hosts attempt to
activate a costly immune system and repair damaged tissue. To meet this demand …

Metabolic rate is a trait that may evolve in response to the direct and indirect effects of
predator‐induced mortality. Predators may indirectly alter selection by lowering prey …

Sex differences in immunity are predicted to underlie much of the frequently observed sex
differences in the prevalence or severity of infection. We propose the additional hypothesis …