Physiological and biochemical adaptations

Overwintering under the ice: seasonal shifts in cold and hypoxia stress physiology of three winter-active pond insects

This study examines seasonal changes in cold and hypoxia tolerance in three winter-active pond insects, finding improved cold tolerance but no changes in hypoxia tolerance.

Salmonids exhibit an acute behavioral response to heterothermal environments

This study quantifies how brown trout parr respond to rapid temperature changes by avoiding cold water and crossing warm water interfaces.

Food Ration Affects mRNA Processing, Translation, Proteostasis, and Cytoskeletal Responses During Heat Shock in Mytilus californianus

This study shows how food ration interacts with temperature to alter proteomic responses to heat stress in mussels, affecting mRNA processing, translation, and cytoskeletal stability.

PUPAL COLOUR PLASTICITY AS A STRATEGY AGAINST DESICCATION

This study shows that darker pupal coloration in butterflies increases desiccation tolerance, suggesting pupal color plasticity serves an adaptive role in reducing water loss.

Ontogenetic consequences of developmental temperature in amphibians: simultaneous gains in heat tolerance and cumulative costs to stress physiology

This study examines how developmental temperature affects heat tolerance and physiological costs across life stages in Xenopus laevis, finding simultaneous gains in heat tolerance and cumulative physiological costs.

Disentangling local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in traits associated with altitude and temperature in widespread tropical butterflies

This study investigates genetic and environmental influences on traits related to altitude and temperature in two tropical butterfly species, finding evidence of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity.

Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test

The paper experimentally tests how temperature-dependent dispersal rates affect metacommunity dynamics and biodiversity under warming conditions.

Urbanization drives parallel shifts in morphology and colouration of Pieris rapae across three cities

The paper examines phenotypic changes in Pieris rapae across urban and non-urban areas, finding consistent size and coloration shifts in natural populations.

Tolerance for heat stress in Lemna minor reflects both local adaptation and acclimation over time

This study evaluates heat stress tolerance in Lemna minor, showing that both local adaptation and acclimation contribute to variation in performance, with transient genetic differences and temperature-dependent acclimation.

Butterfly egg plasticity in physiologically and reproductive relevant traits: adaptation to climate?

The paper examines egg pore morphology and traits in Pieris butterflies, finding variation linked to climate and suggesting dynamic adaptation.

Quantifying the evolutionary potential for Delta Smelt persistence in a warming habitat

This study quantifies the genetic variation and genomic basis of thermal tolerance in Delta Smelt under different rearing temperatures and examines the impact of hatchery ancestry on trait expression.

Lack of evidence for gene-level convergence linked to evolutionary shifts in torpor among placental mammals

The paper examines gene-level convergence in placental mammals during evolutionary shifts in torpor and finds that individual genes have low explanatory power, while pathway-level convergence is slightly stronger.

Fitness effects of local seasonal adaptation depend on the timing of reproduction in a range-expanding butterfly

The paper shows that fitness effects of genetic differences in photoperiodism for diapause timing depend on egg-laying timing in a butterfly, with southern populations performing better when laying eggs early.

A single PLAT domain protein couples reproductive arrest and carotenoid pigmentation during diapause in the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch

This study identifies a PLAT domain protein that links reproductive arrest and pigmentation during diapause in spider mites by regulating lipid allocation.

Balancing mechanics and metabolism: elevational variation in the microanatomy of hummingbird flight muscle

This study examines elevational variation in hummingbird flight muscle microanatomy across three sites in the Colombian Andes, finding differences in collagen fraction and fiber geometry.

From Blue to Pink: Resazurin as a High-Throughput Proxy for Metabolic Rate in Oysters

This study validates resazurin as a high-throughput proxy for metabolic rate in oysters, showing its correlation with oxygen consumption and its utility in assessing thermal stress and genetic variability.

The heat is on: behavioural, physiological and reproductive evidence of heat stress in breeding king penguins.

This study examines heat stress in breeding king penguins through behavioral and physiological measurements, finding that heat stress is common and linked to reproductive failure.

Metabolic responses at sub-thermoneutral temperatures in captive common waxbills (Estrilda astrild)

This study examines metabolic responses of common waxbills to sub-thermoneutral temperatures, finding that BMR is not a reliable predictor of SMR and that energy-saving strategies involve shallow hypothermia.

Temporal autocorrelation increases temperature-driven extinction risk by clustering stressful conditions

This study shows that increased temporal autocorrelation in temperature raises extinction risk for ectotherms by clustering stressful conditions, validated through simulations and experiments.

Temporal orchestration of transcriptional and epigenomic programming underlying maternal embryonic diapause in a cricket model

The paper investigates molecular mechanisms of maternal-induced embryonic diapause in crickets using genome assembly and time-series transcriptomic analyses, revealing epigenetic and metabolic changes.

Experimental evolution to thermal stress indicates climate resilience in a cosmopolitan arthropod

The paper uses experimental evolution and multi-omics analyses to study thermal adaptation in diamondback moths, finding genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that enhance thermal tolerance.

Which are the most heat-tolerant animals? Insights from a Mediterranean lepismatid under thermal stress in the context of climate change

This study measures thermal limits in Mediterranean silverfish under different acclimation temperatures and finds limited plasticity in voluntary thermal maximum but high heat tolerance.

Using thermal death time models to analyze cold stress resistance across Drosophila species

This study uses thermal death time models to analyze cold stress resistance across Drosophila species, finding that cold tolerance decreases with colder winter environments and that TDT curves provide predictive insights into insect cold resistance.

Nesting behaviour predicts heat tolerance evolution and climate vulnerability in bees

This study shows that nesting behavior influences heat tolerance evolution in bees, affecting their vulnerability to climate change.

Intraspecific differences in alkaline tolerance in brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) inhabiting neutral and alkaline lakes

This study compares alkaline tolerance in brook stickleback from neutral and alkaline lakes, finding higher tolerance in alkaline lake fish with differences in ion regulation and gene expression.

Evolution of thermal tolerance in marine diatoms: Metabolic strategies under heat stress.

The paper investigates how marine diatoms adapt to heat stress through proteomics analysis, finding that high-temperature-tolerant populations use a conservative cellular strategy under thermal stress but fail to adapt under low nitrate conditions.

Biological Time Equivalence in Vertebrates: Thermodynamic Framework, Comparative Tests, and Clade-Specific Deviations

The paper derives a thermodynamic framework for biological time equivalence across vertebrates, showing that the product of heart rate and lifespan is approximately constant, and tests it against 230 species, finding clade-specific deviations.

Genetic assimilation and accommodation shape adaptation to heat stress in a splash pool copepod

This study examines how heat stress adaptation in copepods involves both genetic and plastic responses, showing shared molecular mechanisms across populations.

The allometry of discontinuous gas exchange cycles in Atta cephalotes leaf-cutter ants

The paper examines the static allometry of discontinuous gas exchange cycles in Atta cephalotes leaf-cutter ants, finding that SMR allometry deviates from standard predictions due to increased burst volume.

Frogs uncouple neural activity from oxygen consumption after hibernation

This study shows that hibernating frogs reduce oxygen consumption for neural activity while maintaining normal function, revealing metabolic plasticity in vertebrate brain circuits.