Jennifer M. Sunday

Temperature-dependent performance scales with maximum heat tolerance across ectotherms

The paper examines how thermal performance traits and acute heat tolerance covary across ectotherm species, finding that both scale with CTmax but TPCmax increases more steeply.

Dispersal rate limits range expansion rate only when it is slower than climate velocity

The paper shows that dispersal ability limits range expansion rates only when dispersal rates are slower than climate velocity, using data from plants and birds.

Thermal performance in fishes varies systematically across latitude, habitat, and biological organization

The paper compiles thermal performance data from 107 fish species to analyze how thermal traits vary with latitude, habitat, and biological organization.

Urbanization weakens the latitudinal diversity gradient in birds

The paper shows urbanization weakens the latitudinal diversity gradient in birds, with tropical cities losing more species due to higher specialist bird assemblages.

An empirical test of the temperature dependence of carrying capacity

The paper tests how temperature affects carrying capacity in phytoplankton, finding that population abundance decreases with temperature, consistent with metabolic scaling theory.