Developmental plasticity in thermal tolerance: Ontogenetic variation, persistence, and future directions
Understanding the factors affecting thermal tolerance is crucial for predicting the impact
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …
climate change will have on ectotherms. However, the role developmental plasticity plays in …
Heat waves, the new normal: summertime temperature extremes will impact animals, ecosystems, and human communities
JH Stillman - Physiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
A consequence of climate change is the increased frequency and severity of extreme heat
waves. This is occurring now as most of the warmest summers and most intense heat waves …
waves. This is occurring now as most of the warmest summers and most intense heat waves …
Long‐term forecast of thermal mortality with climate warming in riverine amphipods
WCEP Verberk, KN Hoefnagel… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forecasting long‐term consequences of global warming requires knowledge on thermal
mortality and how heat stress interacts with other environmental stressors on different …
mortality and how heat stress interacts with other environmental stressors on different …
Mitochondria and the thermal limits of ectotherms
DJ Chung, PM Schulte - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Temperature is a critical abiotic factor shaping the distribution and abundance of species,
but the mechanisms that underpin organismal thermal limits remain poorly understood. One …
but the mechanisms that underpin organismal thermal limits remain poorly understood. One …
How to assess Drosophila heat tolerance: Unifying static and dynamic tolerance assays to predict heat distribution limits
Thermal tolerance is a critical determinant of ectotherm distribution, which is likely to be
influenced by future climate change. To predict such distributional changes, simple and …
influenced by future climate change. To predict such distributional changes, simple and …
Reproducing in hot water: Experimental heatwaves deteriorate multiple reproductive traits in a freshwater ectotherm
Heatwaves are occurring at an increasing frequency and intensity under ongoing climate
change. As many reproductive traits—including mating behaviour and gamete traits—are …
change. As many reproductive traits—including mating behaviour and gamete traits—are …
A comprehensive database of amphibian heat tolerance
Rising temperatures represent a significant threat to the survival of ectothermic animals. As
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …
Narrow safety margin in the phyllosphere during thermal extremes
S Pincebourde, J Casas - Proceedings of the National …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The thermal limit of ectotherms provides an estimate of vulnerability to climate change. It
differs between contrasting microhabitats, consistent with thermal ecology predictions that a …
differs between contrasting microhabitats, consistent with thermal ecology predictions that a …
Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny
Phenotypic plasticity may allow ectotherms with complex life histories such as amphibians to
cope with climate‐driven changes in their environment. Plasticity in thermal tolerance (ie …
cope with climate‐driven changes in their environment. Plasticity in thermal tolerance (ie …
Critical thermal maxima of early life stages of three tropical fishes: Effects of rearing temperature and experimental heating rate
Marine ectotherms are often sensitive to thermal stress, and certain life stages can be
particularly vulnerable (eg, larvae or spawners). In this study, we investigated the critical …
particularly vulnerable (eg, larvae or spawners). In this study, we investigated the critical …