Incubation is a vital component of reproduction and parental care in birds. Maintaining
temperatures within a narrow range is necessary for embryonic development and hatching …

Organisms become adapted to their environment by evolving through natural selection, a
process that generally transpires over many generations. Currently, anthropogenically …

Global climate is warming rapidly, threatening vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex
determination (TSD) by disrupting sex ratios and other traits. Less understood are the effects …

Climate change is expected to disrupt biological systems. Particularly susceptible are
species with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), as in many reptiles. While the …

Patterns of temperature fluctuations in nature affect numerous biological processes, yet,
empirical studies often utilize constant temperature treatments. This can limit our …

In many animals, temperatures experienced by developing embryos determine offspring sex
(eg temperature-dependent sex determination, TSD), but most studies focus strictly on the …

Variable environmental conditions can alter the phenotype of offspring, particularly in
ectothermic species such as reptiles. Despite this, the majority of studies on development in …

This interdisciplinary series brings together the most essential and captivating topics in the
life sciences. They range from the plant sciences to zoology, from the microbiome to …

During the vulnerable stages of early life, most ectothermic animals experience hourly and
diel fluctuations in temperature as air temperatures change. While we know a great deal …

Context A main goal of conservation is to mitigate anthropogenic impacts on natural
ecosystems, thus conservation tools themselves should not negatively affect target species …