In ectotherms, lower temperatures in high-latitude environments would theoretically reduce
the annual growth rates of individuals. If slower growth and resultant smaller body size …

In ectotherms, lower mean temperatures and shorter growing seasons at higher latitudes
would be expected to cause a reduction in the annual growth rate of an individual. If slower …

Body temperature influences the performance and fitness of ectotherms. How thermal
sensitivity responds to selection for resistance to high temperature is broadly relevant in …

In ectotherms, temperature induces similar developmental and evolutionary responses in
body size, with larger individuals occurring or evolving in low temperature environments …

Across a range of taxa, individuals within a species differ in suites of correlated traits. These
trait complexes, known as syndromes, can have dramatic evolutionary consequences as …

Most ectotherms follow the temperature‐size rule (TSR): in cold environments individuals
grow slowly but reach a large asymptotic length. Intraspecific competition can induce plastic …

The initial rise of fitness that occurs with increasing temperature is attributed to Arrhenius
kinetics, in which rates of reaction increase exponentially with increasing temperature …

The majority of ectotherms grow slower but mature at a larger body size in colder
environments. This phenomenon has puzzled biologists because classic theories of life …

In many organisms, individuals in colder environments grow more slowly but are larger as
adults. This widespread pattern is embodied by two well-established rules: Bergmann's rule …

Many ectotherms show crossing growth trajectories as a plastic response to rearing
temperature. As a result, individuals growing up in cool conditions grow slower, mature later …