In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems
on all continents and across the oceans and many species have shifted their geographic …

The impact of climate change on the Earth's environments has been widely discussed,
although there is still little consensus on the degree of influence, and to what extent the …

Environmental temperatures influence ectotherms' physiology and capacity to perform
activities necessary for survival and reproduction. Time available to perform those activities …

Recognizing how climate change will impact populations can aid in making decisions about
approaches for conservation of endangered species. The blunt-nosed leopard lizard …

Ecologists often use indices or proxies to communicate complex ecological entities. Indices
commonly known as thermal safety margin, habitat thermal quality and hours of restriction …

Thermal constraints imposed by the environment limit the activity time of ectotherms and
have been a central issue in ecophysiology. Assessing these restrictions is key to …

Vertebrate ectotherms may deal with changes of environmental temperatures by behavioral
and/or physiological mechanisms. Reptiles inhabiting tropical highlands face extreme …

Anthropogenic global warming and deforestation are significant drivers of the global
biodiversity crisis. Ectothermic and viviparous animals are especially vulnerable since high …

Climate change increasingly influences the loss of biodiversity, especially in ectothermic
organisms, which depend on environmental temperatures to obtain heat and regulate their …

Rising environmental temperatures have become a global threat for ectotherms, with the
increasing risk of overheating promoting population declines. Flexible thermoregulatory …