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The evolution of thermal physiology in ectotherms
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This review applies classical models of thermal adaptation to predict variation in body temperature within and among populations of mammals and birds and relates these predictions to observations generated by comparative and experimental studies.About:
This article is published in Journal of Thermal Biology.The article was published on 2002-08-01. It has received 1275 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Evolutionary physiology & Ectotherm.read more
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Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of behaviour, physiology and adaptation
Raymond B. Huey,Michael R. Kearney,Andrew K. Krockenberger,Joseph A. M. Holtum,Mellissa Jess,Stephen E. Williams +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that ectotherms sharing vulnerability traits seem concentrated in lowland tropical forests and their vulnerability may be exacerbated by negative biotic interactions, as genetic and selective data are scant.
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Temperature, Growth Rate, and Body Size in Ectotherms: Fitting Pieces of a Life-History Puzzle
TL;DR: A multivariate theory that focuses on the coevolution of thermal reaction norms for growth rate and size at maturity is recommended, which should incorporate functional constraints on thermal Reaction norms, as well as the natural covariation between temperature and other environmental variables.
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Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming
Raymond B. Huey,Curtis Deutsch,Joshua J. Tewksbury,Laurie J. Vitt,Paul E. Hertz,Héctor J. Álvarez Pérez,Theodore Garland +6 more
TL;DR: Focal species analyses show that some tropical forest lizards were already experiencing stressful body temperatures in summer when studied several decades ago, and simulations suggest that warming will not only further depress their physiological performance in summer, but will also enable warm-adapted, open-habitat competitors and predators to invade forests.
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Systematic variation in the temperature dependence of physiological and ecological traits
TL;DR: Analysis of the rising component of within-species (intraspecific) responses reveals that 87% are fit well by the Boltzmann–Arrhenius model, and generalities and deviations in the thermal response of biological traits help to provide a basis to predict better how biological systems, from cells to communities, respond to temperature change.
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Thermogenic mechanisms and their hormonal regulation.
TL;DR: The mechanisms used by homeothermic species to generate more heat and their regulation largely by thyroid hormone and the sympathetic nervous system are reviewed, finding that thyroid hormone plays a critical role in modulating the amount of the active TH, T(3), in BAT, thereby modulated the responses to SNS.
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The evolution of life histories
TL;DR: In this article, age and size at maturity at maturity number and size of offspring Reproductive lifespan and ageing are discussed. But the authors focus on the effects of age and stage structure on fertility.
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Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus
Steven L. Lima,Lawrence M. Dill +1 more
TL;DR: This work has shown that predation is a major selective force in the evolution of several morphological and behavioral characteristics of animals and the importance of predation during evolutionary time has been underestimated.
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Leptin and the regulation of body weight in mammals
TL;DR: The role of leptin in the control of body weight and its relevance to the pathogenesis of obesity are reviewed.