Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Genome-wide association mapping for growth rate at fluctuating and extreme temperatures

This study uses genome-wide association mapping to investigate thermal adaptation in Neurospora crassa, finding polygenic thermal tolerance with no significant trade-offs between fluctuating and constant temperatures.

Evolution of diapause in the African turquoise killifish by remodeling ancient gene regulatory landscape

This study identifies regulatory innovations in ancient gene programs that drive diapause in the African turquoise killifish, linking chromatin changes to lipid metabolism and survival.

Thermal variation influences the transcriptome of the major malaria vector Anopheles stephensi.

This study examines how temperature affects the transcriptome of Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, identifying gene expression patterns and their implications for mosquito physiology and malaria transmission.

Clockwork Orangutan: microRNAs, thermoregulatory tradeoffs, and models of brain size evolution.

This paper re-examines the Expensive Tissue Hypothesis, finding a thermoregulatory tradeoff between liver and brain proportions in mammals, and proposes a model of brain size evolution based on metabolic rates and microRNA families.

Pattern of Alcohol tolerance and Adh gene Frequencies in Northern and Southern Populations of two Drosophila species from India.

This study examines alcohol tolerance and Adh gene frequencies in Drosophila populations across India, finding clinal variation linked to latitude and ecological niches.

Genome-wide association for loci influencing thermal performance curves in Neurospora crassa

This study identifies loci influencing thermal performance curves in Neurospora crassa and finds weak evidence of trade-offs between alleles at different temperatures.

Response of protein coding genes and microRNAs to temperature changes in four insect species

This study examines sex-specific gene and microRNA expression responses to temperature changes in four Drosophila species, finding greater male bias at the same temperature and more female differentially expressed genes with temperature shifts.

Temperature-modulated maternal effects vary with offspring developmental stage in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows maternal effects on offspring traits in Drosophila change with developmental stage, decreasing or reversing in direction as offspring mature.

A species difference in glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism reveals metabolic adaptations in hares

This study identifies species differences in glycerol-3-phosphate metabolism between brown and mountain hares, revealing metabolic adaptations to climate.

No evidence that shrinking and shapeshifting meaningfully affect how birds respond to warming and cooling

The paper shows that shrinking and shape-shifting in birds do not provide thermoregulatory benefits in a warming world, using experimental data on Japanese quail.

When the tap runs dry: The multi-tissue gene expression and physiological responses of water deprived Peromyscus eremicus

This study examines gene expression and physiological responses to water deprivation in the desert cactus mouse, identifying key pathways and adaptive mechanisms.

Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of fish salinity adaptation in the face of multiple stressors: A comparative multi-tissue transcriptomic study in the Llobregat River, Barcelona, Spain

This study investigates salinity adaptation in minnows exposed to saline effluents using transcriptomic analysis of brain, gills, and liver tissues.

Dynamic metabolic and molecular changes during seasonal shrinking in Sorex araneus

The paper examines metabolic and molecular changes in Sorex araneus during seasonal shrinkage, identifying shifts in oxidative phosphorylation, fatty acid metabolism, and FOXO signaling.

Facing lethal temperatures: heat shock response in desert and temperate ants

The paper compares the transcriptomic heat stress responses of desert and temperate ants to identify convergent and specific adaptations to thermal stress.

Warming During Embryogenesis Induces a Lasting Transcriptomic Signature in Fishes

The paper shows that developmental warming alters transcriptomic network organisation in fishes, with lasting effects on gene interaction entropy and future temperature responsiveness.

Triploid Pacific oysters exhibit stress response dysregulation and elevated mortality following marine heatwaves

This study shows triploid Pacific oysters have higher mortality and stress response dysregulation than diploids during marine heatwaves.

Liver transcriptomic and methylomic analyses identify transcriptional MAPK regulation in facultative hibernation of Syrian hamster

Lethal thermal limits in embryos of two intertidally brooding nassariid species, and evolution of a protective developmental mechanism conditioned by maternal experience.

The paper examines thermal stress effects on embryos of two nassariid species and finds that maternal experience can condition a developmental braking mechanism in T. obsoleta to improve larval survival under heat stress.

Elevated temperatures reduce population-specific transcriptional plasticity in developing lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

The paper shows that higher temperatures reduce transcriptional plasticity in lake sturgeon populations, with southern populations showing greater plasticity than northern ones.

Heat induces multi-omic and phenotypic stress propagation in zebrafish embryos

This paper shows heat stress in zebrafish embryos leads to stress metabolite release, which induces stress responses in naive receivers through distinct molecular pathways.

Transcriptional profiling of populations in the clam Ruditapes decussatus suggests genetically determined differentiation in gene-expression along parallel temperature gradients and between races of the Atlantic Ocean and West Mediterranean sea

Brain-wide mapping of neuronal architecture controlling torpor

This study identifies neural circuits in the hypothalamus that regulate torpor by mapping torpor-activated neurons and analyzing their connectivity.

Striking clone-specific nymph deformity in pea aphid exposed to heat stress

This paper examines heat stress effects on pea aphid clones, finding clone-specific developmental abnormalities and differential gene expression and metabolism.

Trans-Acting Genotypes Drive mRNA Expression Affecting Metabolic And Thermal Tolerance Traits

The paper identifies trans-acting eQTLs driving mRNA expression linked to physiological traits in killifish, showing most eQTLs are trans-acting rather than cis-acting.

Transcriptomic responses to within- and transgenerational environmental warming in a cold-adapted salmonid

This study examines transcriptomic responses to within- and transgenerational environmental warming in lake trout, finding that within-generation warm acclimation has a larger effect on gene expression than parental acclimation.

N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1 (NDRG1) functions as a molecular switch for cellular adaptation to hypoxia

This study identifies Ndrg1a as a molecular switch that facilitates hypoxia adaptation by promoting NKA degradation, preserving ATP in kidney and ionocytes of zebrafish embryos.

Comparing dormancy in two distantly related tunicates reveals morphological, molecular, and ecological convergences and repeated co-option

This study compares dormancy mechanisms in two tunicate species, identifying molecular and ecological similarities in their dormant structures and regeneration processes.

Differential regulation of degradation and immune pathways underlies adaptation of the ectosymbiotic nematode Laxus oneistus to oxic-anoxic interfaces

This study identifies differential regulation of degradation and immune pathways in the nematode Laxus oneistus under anoxic and hypoxic conditions.

Developmental timing of Drosophila pachea pupae is robust to temperature changes

This study examines the developmental timing of Drosophila pachea pupae across different temperatures, finding that pupal development duration remains similar despite temperature changes.

Molecular liver fingerprint reflects the seasonal physiology of the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) during winter

This study examines seasonal liver molecular changes in grey mouse lemurs during winter, revealing metabolic adaptations without pathological insulin signaling issues.