The skin is a barrier between the internal and external environment of an organism.
Depending on the species, it participates in multiple functions. The skin is the organ that …

The interpretation of thermal-gradient data depends on the behavioral drives reported or
assumed, and on the underlying behavioral models explaining how such drives operate …

Concerns over the consequences of global climate change for biodiversity have spurred a
renewed interest in organismal thermal physiology. However, temperature is only one of …

Due to their highly permeable skin and ectothermy, terrestrial amphibians are challenged by
compromises between water balance and body temperature regulation. The way in which …

Environmental gradients constrain physiological performance and thus species' ranges,
suggesting that species occurrence in diverse environments may be associated with local …

In this chapter, we review current knowledge on the ecology, biodiversity, biogeography,
and conservation of amphibians of the Caatinga. We recorded 98 species belonging to 12 …

Invasive species provide a robust opportunity to evaluate how animals deal with novel
environmental challenges. Shifts in locomotor performance—and thus the ability to disperse …

Anthropogenic climate change and pollution are impacting environments across the globe.
This Review summarises the potential impact of such anthropogenic effects on animal tissue …

Parenting is costly and because the relationship between the mother and embryos is not
mutualistic, mother–offspring conflicts may exist whenever resource are scarce. However …

The process of diversification can be studied at the phylogeographic level by attempting to
identify the environmental features that promote and maintain population divergence. Here …