Adaptation to fluctuating temperatures across life stages in endotherms

Mads F. Schou*, Charlie K. Cornwallis

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Accelerating rates of climate change have intensified research on thermal adaptation. Increasing temperature fluctuations, a prominent feature of climate change, means that the persistence of many species depends on both heat and cold tolerance across the entire life cycle. In endotherms, research has focused on specific life stages, with changes in thermoregulation across life rarely being examined. Consequently, there is a need to (i) analyse how heat and cold tolerance mechanisms coevolve, and (ii) test whether antagonistic effects between heat and cold tolerance across different life stages limit thermal adaptation. Information on genes influencing heat and cold tolerance and how they are expressed through life will enable more accurate modelling of species vulnerabilities to future climatic volatility.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftTrends in Ecology and Evolution
Vol/bind39
Nummer9
Sider (fra-til)841-850
Antal sider10
ISSN0169-5347
DOI
StatusUdgivet - sep. 2024

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