Adaptation to fluctuating temperatures across life stages in endotherms

Mads F. Schou; Charlie K. Cornwallis

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.012

Adaptation to fluctuating temperatures across life stages in endotherms

Mads F. Schou^*, Charlie K. Cornwallis

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Department of Biology - Genetics, Ecology and Evolution

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	39
Issue	9
Pages (from-to)	841-850
Number of pages	10
ISSN	0169-5347
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.05.012
Publication status	Published - Sept 2024

Keywords

body size
life stages
temperature fluctuations
thermal adaptation
trade-offs

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