All climate change scenarios predict an increase in both global temperature means and the
magnitude of seasonal and diel temperature variation. The nonlinear relationship between …

Cold tolerance is important in defining the distribution of insects. Here, we review the
principal physiological mechanisms underlying homeostatic failure during cold exposure in …

A common physiological response of organisms to environmental stresses is the increase in
expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps). In insects, this process has been widely examined …

Fluctuating temperatures are a predominant feature of the natural environment but their
effects on ectotherm physiology are not well-understood. The warm periods of fluctuating …

Storage at low temperature is a valuable method for increasing the shelf-life of natural
enemies such as insect parasitoids. Cold storage is usually performed under sub-optimal …

Insects vary considerably in their ability to survive low temperatures. The tractability of these
organisms to experimentation has lead to considerable physiology-based work investigating …

A short exposure to a mild cold stress is sufficient to increase cold tolerance in many insects.
This phenomenon, termed rapid cold hardening (RCH) expands the thermal interval that can …

Recent findings have reported the reason why some living beings are able to withstand the
huge thermal amplitudes between winter and summer in their natural habitats. They are able …

Larval nutrition may affect a range of different life history traits as well as responses to
environmental stress in adult insects. Here we test whether raising larvae of fruit flies …

Mitochondria have been suggested to be paramount for temperature adaptation in insects.
Considering the large range of environments colonized by this taxon, we hypothesized that …