Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Aerobic scope is sustained through a heatwave in juvenile Atlantic salmon

This study shows that juvenile Atlantic salmon maintain maximum metabolic rate and aerobic scope during moderate heatwaves, but their standard metabolic rate increases, indicating vulnerability to oxygen limitation.

The vulnerability of overwintering insects to loss of the subnivium

This study assesses how eight insect species respond to subnivium temperature changes under warming scenarios, finding increased vulnerability at +5°C and cryptic risks for freeze-tolerant species.

Pervasive and dynamic release of Cryptic Genetic Variation in Chironomus riparius: Rethinking adaptation in fluctuating environments

This study shows that cryptic genetic variation in Chironomus riparius is dynamically released across a temperature gradient, challenging the idea that such variation only emerges under extreme conditions.

Temperature and predation alter metabolic scaling without changing size-based structure community in freshwater macroinvertebrates

The paper examines how temperature and predation affect metabolic scaling in freshwater macroinvertebrate communities without altering size-based structure.

Hibernation improves neural performance during energy stress in regions across the central nervous system in the American bullfrog

The paper shows that hibernation enhances neural function during hypoxia across multiple CNS regions in American bullfrogs, not just brainstem areas involved in breathing.

Development in the cold renders bird mitochondria more susceptible to heat stress

This study shows that developmental cold exposure in Japanese quail increases mitochondrial susceptibility to heat stress, with effects reversible after acclimation to moderate temperatures.

Thermal selection shifts genetic diversity and performance in blue mussel juveniles

This study examines how thermal stress affects genetic diversity and performance in blue mussel juveniles, showing increased M. edulis genotypes and reduced performance under high temperatures.

Beyond temperature: Relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in a malariavector

The paper shows that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in Anopheles stephensi, a malaria vector.

Dissecting Oxidative Stress and Organismic Response to various Temperature Regimes in the midge C. riparius

This study measures ROS production in midge larvae across temperatures, finding distinct oxidative stress mechanisms at cold and warm extremes and adaptive antioxidant responses.

Projected warming disrupts embryonic development and hatch timing in Antarctic fish

This study shows that projected warming disrupts embryonic development and hatch timing in Antarctic fish, leading to morphological abnormalities, accelerated development, and molecular stress.

Adaptation and trade-offs with insecticide resistance in overwintering Drosophila

This study investigates whether winter conditions drive rapid adaptation in Drosophila and if there are trade-offs between insecticide resistance and overwintering survival.

Adapting a gas chromatograph for use as a testing chamber for thermal ecology experiments

The paper describes adapting a gas chromatograph into a thermal chamber for accurate and high-throughput CTmax assessment in thermal ecology studies.

Thermal acclimation of spreading depolarization in the CNS of Drosophila melanogaster

This study investigates how thermal acclimation affects spreading depolarization in Drosophila melanogaster, showing enhanced resistance to cold- and anoxic SD and interactive effects on TPP and SD propagation.

Constitutive differences in immune gene expression and energy storage phenotypes co-vary with winter environment in wood frogs

The paper investigates how winter environment affects immune gene expression and energy storage in wood frogs, finding constitutive immune upregulation in those from harsher ancestral winters.

Strong Selection, but low repeatability: Temperature-specific effects on genomic predictions of adaptation

The paper tests how temperature affects genomic predictions of adaptation by evolving beetles under hot and cold conditions, finding faster phenotypic evolution at hot temperatures but less genomic repeatability.

Fast and slow-paced reproductive life history across native and invasive populations of a predatory marine snail

This study compares reproductive traits across native and invasive populations of a marine snail, revealing 'fast' and 'slow' reproductive strategies linked to climate vulnerability.

The thermal benefits of a mound-burrow system in a semi-desert Australian landscape: will this pebble fortress provide refuge from climate change?

The study examines how the mound-burrow system of the western pebble mouse provides thermal refuge in a semi-desert environment and assesses its vulnerability to future climate change.

Variation in phenotypic plasticity in desiccation tolerance is driven by trade-offs, not climate, in Drosophila melanogaster

A hormetic model of rapid cold hardening in Drosophila melanogaster reveals threshold effects on survival and low fertility resilience

This study uses a hormetic model to show how temperature thresholds affect survival and fertility resilience in Drosophila melanogaster after cold shock.

Multigenerational effects of temperature exposure on upper thermal limit and mitochondrial functioning in Medaka (Oryzias Latipes) brain

This study shows that multigenerational exposure to elevated temperature increases CTmax by 13% and alters mitochondrial function in medaka brain.

Thermal Dynamics of Ectotherm Behavioral Strategies: Insights from Agent-Based Simulations

This paper uses agent-based simulations to analyze thermoregulatory strategies in ectotherms, finding minimal differences between strategies and highlighting environmental factors' role in thermal refugia occupancy.

Glycerol Production and Diapause Are Most Likely Not Linked in Manduca sexta

This study investigates whether diapause and glycerol upregulation are linked in Manduca sexta and finds they are not, as diapausing pupae have lower glycerol levels than non-diapausing pupae.

Forecasting Extinction Risk using Thermal Performance Curves and Population Dynamic Modeling

The paper develops a stochastic model to assess extinction risk by integrating thermal performance curves with population dynamics, showing how temperature variability affects population persistence.

Behavioural evidence of a humidistat: a temperature-compensating mechanism of hydroregulation

This study shows that spotted salamanders adjust their behavior to maintain a constant evaporation rate across different temperatures, highlighting a temperature-compensating hydroregulation mechanism.

Navigating the Cold: Integrative Transcriptome Sequencing Approach Reveals Ionoregulatory and Whole-Body Responses to Cold Acclimation in Drosophila ananassae

This study investigates cold adaptation in Drosophila ananassae by analyzing transcriptomic responses in ionoregulatory tissues and whole body across different strains and populations.

Group size influences behavioral plasticity in responses to thermoregulation-foraging trade-offs by a socially cohesive bird

This study shows that group size affects how vulturine guineafowl adjust their behavior to thermoregulation-foraging trade-offs, with intermediate group sizes showing more flexible use of open areas.

Dissecting Cold Tolerance in Drosophila ananassae: A Multi-Phenotypic and Bulk Segregant Analysis

The paper identifies genomic regions associated with cold tolerance variation in Drosophila ananassae by analyzing multiple cold tolerance phenotypes and performing bulk segregant analysis.

Tissue- and temperature-dependent expression, enzyme activity, and RNAi knockdown of Catalase in a freeze-tolerant insect

This study uses RNAi to investigate Catalase's role in freeze tolerance in the spring field cricket, finding temperature-dependent RNAi efficacy and no effect of Catalase knockdown on freeze survival.

General Theory of Metabolism related to Animal's Taxonomy and Size

The paper presents a general theory of metabolism linking animal taxonomy and size to metabolic scaling laws, showing how the Metabolic Module explains metabolic rate across species.

ICE BINDING PROTEIN ACTIVITY IS COMMON AMONG TEMPERATE PACIFIC INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES

The paper assesses ice binding protein (IBP) activities in intertidal invertebrates and finds IBP activity is widespread, linked to freeze tolerance, and more common in high intertidal species.