Thermoregulation is critical for ectotherms as it allows them to maintain their body
temperature close to an optimum for ecological performance. Thermoregulation includes a …

Heatwaves and droughts are becoming more intense and frequent with climate change.
These extreme weather events often occur simultaneously and may alter organismal …

Los desiertos siempre han fascinado a los investigadores debido a su alta diversidad de
hábitats, donde las especies de plantas y animales han podido adaptarse y diversificarse …

South-western Europe has a rich diversity of lacertid lizards. In this study, we evaluated the
occupancy patterns and niche segregation of five species of lacertids, focusing on large …

The regulation of energy, water and thermal balance involves integrated processes that
should drive ecological responses of ectotherms to climate change. Functional tradeoffs …

Montane habitats exhibit a high degree of thermal heterogeneity, and thus provide
considerable thermoregulatory challenges for ectotherms. Comparative analyses provide an …

Highlights•Male dragonflies showed a trade-off between mating and thermoregulation.•
Mating effort decreased with increasing temperature.•Thermoregulatory behaviour …

Populations inhabiting several biomes may experience different abiotic and biotic
conditions, exerting local selection pressures. Temperature and water regimes are …

The demographic trend of a species depends on the dynamics of its local populations, which
can be compromised by local or by global phenomena. However, the relevance of local and …

Sexual selection creates and maintains elaborate phenotypes despite costs imposed by
natural selection. This creates a trade-off between natural and sexual selection, whereby …