Future climatic scenarios forecast increases in average temperatures as well as in the
frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme events, such as heatwaves. Whereas …

Across many taxa, males use elaborate ornaments or complex displays to attract potential
mates. Such sexually selected traits are thought to signal important aspects of male 'quality' …

Sound is an essential source of information in many taxa and can notably be used by
embryos to programme their phenotypes for postnatal environments. While underlying …

Ecogeographical rules, describing common trends in animal form across space and time,
have provided key insights into the primary factors driving species diversity on our planet …

Increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves generate new challenges for many organisms.
Our understanding of the ecological predictors of thermal vulnerability is improving, yet, at …

Understanding the consequences of heat exposure on mitochondrial function is crucial as
mitochondria lie at the core of metabolic processes, also affecting population dynamics. In …

Changes in environmental temperature during development can affect growth, metabolism
and temperature tolerance of the offspring. We know little about whether such changes …

Understanding genetic incompatibilities and genetic introgression between incipient species
are major goals in evolutionary biology. Mitochondrial genes evolve rapidly and exist in …

Heat waves are predicted to be detrimental for organismal physiology with costs for survival
that could be reflected in markers of biological state such as telomeres. Changes in early life …

The developmental environment can affect the expression of sexually selected traits in
adulthood. The physiological mechanisms that modulate such effects remain a matter of …