The acute thermal tolerance of ectotherms has been measured in a variety of ways; these
include assays where organisms are shifted abruptly to stressful temperatures and assays …

Abstract Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are a conspicuous group of ectotherms whose
behavior, distribution, physiology, and fitness are regulated by temperature. Consequently …

Identifying factors that influence how ectothermic animals respond physiologically to
changing temperatures is of high importance given current threats of global climate change …

Climate plays a key role in shaping population trends and determining the geographic
distribution of species because of limits in species' thermal tolerance. An evaluation of …

Interest in assessing the critical thermal limits of bees is rapidly increasing, as these
physiological traits are good predictors of bees' potential responses to extreme temperature …

Habitat conversion is a major driver of the biodiversity crisis, yet why some species undergo
local extinction while others thrive under novel conditions remains unclear. We suggest that …

Critical thermal limits often determine species distributions for diverse ectotherms and have
become a useful tool for understanding past and predicting future range shifts in response to …

Bumble bees are key pollinators with some species reared in captivity at a commercial
scale, but with significant evidence of population declines and with alarming predictions of …

Highlights•High basal and plastic tolerance to stress promote pest invasion.•Polyphagy and
diverse reproductive strategies aid invasiveness.•Rapid evolution to stress resistance is a …

In order to preserve key activities or improve survival, insects facing variable and
unfavourable thermal environments may employ physiological adjustments on a daily basis …