Physiological and biochemical adaptations

A conserved cold stress syndrome defines insect chill tolerance

This study identifies a conserved cold stress syndrome in insects, showing that hyperkalemia and ion homeostasis failure define chill tolerance across species and stress conditions.

How body size and microclimate determine when solar absorptivity matters for insect body temperature

This study quantifies how solar absorptivity affects body temperature in Australian jewel beetles under varying microclimatic conditions and body traits.

A molecular circuit integrates environmental cues to coordinate the exit from developmental dormancy

The paper identifies molecular mechanisms that integrate environmental cues to trigger diapause exit in killifish embryos using transcriptomics and chemical screening.

Genomic evidence for within-species thermal adaptation in collagen genes

The paper finds that collagen genes in Daphnia magna show thermal adaptation through amino acid composition changes linked to temperature tolerance.

A physical theory of organismal metabolism across life

This paper introduces a new theory of organismal metabolism, the Metabolic Holon, which explains Kleiber's 3/4-power law without complex vascular networks and predicts metabolic rates across species.

Interactions between thermal and nutritional stress reveal cryptic adaptive potential

This study shows that adaptive potential in Drosophila depends on interactions between temperature and nutritional stress, revealing environment-dependent genetic variation.

Adaptation to increasing elevation via metabolic rates and mitochondrial genetics in Andean birds

This study examines how Andean birds adapt to elevation through metabolic rates and mitochondrial genetics, finding higher BMR and smaller body size at higher elevations despite similar mitochondrial function.

Hypoxia can set the elevational limits of dragonflies

This study shows that hypoxia limits dragonfly elevational ranges by experimentally testing oxygen tolerance and correlating it with species' upper elevation limits.

Larval thermal tolerances and future dispersal potential of the subtropical-to-temperate sea urchin Tripneustes australiae

This study assesses the thermal tolerances of the sea urchin Tripneustes australiae to predict its future dispersal potential under warming oceans.

From tropical rainforests to scorching deserts: biogeography shapes climate-change plasticity in Australian rainbowfishes

This study examines how biogeographic history influences thermal tolerance and gene expression plasticity in Australian rainbowfishes across different climatic ecotypes.

Interspecific faecal microbiota transplantation tests microbial contributions to thermal physiology in lizards

This study tests if gut microbiota from warm-adapted lizards can alter thermal physiology in cold-adapted lizards through faecal microbiota transplants, but finds no significant physiological changes.

Repeated heat waves trigger divergent transcriptional responses in cold- and warm-adapted yeast species

This study shows that repeated heat waves induce different transcriptional responses in cold- and warm-adapted yeast species, with memory-like responses being species-specific.

Separating biological signal from statistical artifact in trait trade-off inference

The paper identifies and corrects for statistical artifacts in trait trade-off inference, showing that apparent trade-offs may be spurious but genuine biological signals can still be recovered.

Similar fertility losses in response to heat are followed by distinct recovery trajectories across seven Drosophila species

This study examines heat-induced fertility loss and recovery across seven Drosophila species, finding similar initial losses but distinct recovery patterns.

Gene transcriptional profiling to assess Chinook salmon osmoregulatory resilience to salinity challenges

This study compares transcriptomic responses of non-lethal and lethal tissues in Chinook salmon exposed to different salinity levels, finding greater gene expression differences in lethal tissues and positive correlations across time points.

Heart rate of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis in a simulated intertidal environment

This study measures the heart rate of blue mussels under simulated intertidal conditions and finds that immersion-emersion cycles and temperature significantly affect heart rate patterns.

Hummingbird torpor recapitulates key molecular signatures of hibernation without large-scale transcriptomic remodelling

This study identifies key molecular pathways in hummingbird torpor entry through transcriptomic analysis, revealing subtle transcriptomic changes and active transcriptional reprogramming.

TPCdesign: A guide to designing informative thermal performance experiments

TPCdesign is an R package that optimizes temperature treatments for thermal performance experiments to improve accuracy of thermal response curve estimation.

Filling a metabolism data gap in marine fish reveals dual pace-of-life and reproductive strategy axes

The paper infers resting metabolic rates for 18,214 marine fish species using phylogenetic structural equation modeling, revealing metabolic rates are linked to both life-history strategies and reproductive strategies.

A thermoregulatory design principle for transitions into hypometabolism

The paper identifies dynamical signatures and a mathematical principle underlying the transition from normothermia to hypothermia in mammals.

Age-specific Jensen contrasts reveal how ontogenetic responses to thermal variability shape lifetime performance in Daphnia magna

The paper quantifies how ontogenetic changes in thermal responses affect lifetime performance in Daphnia magna under variable temperature regimes.

Developmental cold exposure increases the ability to maintain body temperature during future cold challenges in a free-living altricial bird

This study shows that developmental cold exposure improves thermoregulatory capacity in tree swallows during future cold challenges.

Repeatable individual variation in body temperature is associated with cold tolerance and exercise-induced hyperthermia in zebra finches

This study measures body temperature repeatability and its association with metabolic performance in zebra finches, finding higher body temperatures correlate with better cold tolerance and exercise-induced hyperthermia.

Integrated Transcriptomics and Histological Analysis Reveals Gill Adaptation Mechanisms to Hypoxic Stress in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

The paper identifies molecular mechanisms of gill adaptation to hypoxia in largemouth bass using transcriptomics and histology, revealing energy conservation and apoptosis as key responses.

Carry-over effects and plasticity to temperature shape phenology across life stages and generations

The paper quantifies direct and carry-over thermal plasticity effects on phenology across life stages of winter moths, showing carry-over effects propagate plastic responses but are partially buffered by compensatory changes.

Air temperature limits aerobic capacity and scope in active birds

This study shows that air temperature limits aerobic capacity and scope in active birds by causing overheating and reducing metabolic rate at higher temperatures.

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of thermal performance curves across the tree of life

The paper analyzes thermal performance curves across species to identify ecological and evolutionary drivers of thermal adaptation.

Division of labor and low temperatures predict geographic variation in thermal tolerance of a North American paper wasp (Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola)

This study examines how thermal tolerance varies with geographic location and division of labor in a paper wasp, finding that cold tolerance is more influenced by environmental temperature than heat tolerance.

Injury improves tolerance to acute heat stress through induction of heat shock protein expression in the annelid Pristina leidyi

This study shows injury in the annelid Pristina leidyi improves heat tolerance through increased heat shock protein expression, particularly mortalin, which is critical for stress resistance and regeneration.

Evidence of thermal selection from experimental evolution in the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus

This study shows that Aedes albopictus adapts to thermal selection through changes in fitness, metabolism, and gene expression, with some traits persisting even after selection is relaxed.