M. C. Sasaki

Starvation reduces thermal limits of the widespread copepod Acartia tonsa

The paper investigates how starvation affects thermal limits of Acartia tonsa, finding that extended starvation reduces critical thermal maxima, supporting the 'metabolic meltdown' hypothesis.

Seasonally variable thermal performance curves prevent adverse effects of heatwaves

This study shows seasonal variation in thermal performance curves reduces population vulnerability to heatwaves and mitigates transgenerational effects in copepods.

Parasitism does not reduce thermal limits in the intermediate host of a bopyrid isopod

The study tests whether parasitism reduces thermal limits in copepods but finds no such effect, suggesting host life history may influence environmental sensitivity.

Integrating patterns of thermal tolerance and phenotypic plasticity with population genetics to improve understanding of vulnerability to warming in a widespread copepod

The paper examines how thermal tolerance and phenotypic plasticity vary across populations of copepods and how genetic diversity and gene flow influence their vulnerability to warming.

Complex interactions between local adaptation, plasticity, and sex affect vulnerability to warming in a widespread marine copepod

The paper examines how local adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, and sex influence thermal tolerance in copepods, finding sex differences and population-specific plasticity effects.