Developmental plasticity in thermal tolerance: Ontogenetic variation, persistence, and future directions

P Pottier, S Burke, RY Zhang, DWA Noble… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

How to assess Drosophila heat tolerance: Unifying static and dynamic tolerance assays to predict heat distribution limits

LB Jørgensen, H Malte, J Overgaard - Functional Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Reproducing in hot water: Experimental heatwaves deteriorate multiple reproductive traits in a freshwater ectotherm

MC Breedveld, A Devigili, O Borgheresi… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heatwaves are occurring at an increasing frequency and intensity under ongoing climate
change. As many reproductive traits—including mating behaviour and gamete traits—are …

A comprehensive database of amphibian heat tolerance

P Pottier, HY Lin, RRY Oh, P Pollo… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

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 …

Thermal tolerance and acclimation capacity in the European common frog (Rana temporaria) change throughout ontogeny

K Ruthsatz, KH Dausmann, MA Peck… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Critical thermal maxima of early life stages of three tropical fishes: Effects of rearing temperature and experimental heating rate

B Illing, AT Downie, M Beghin, JL Rummer - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …