Aestivation is considered to be one of the “purest” hypometabolic states in nature, as it
involves aerobic dormancy that can be induced and sustained without complex factors …

Simple Summary Ensuring a good quality of life for animals is a matter of concern. Welfare
assessment has been quite well developed for many terrestrial species, but it is less well …

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and
those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long …

It is well known that many anoxia/hypoxia tolerant species when exposed to anoxia/hypoxia
respond by increasing the activity/expression of antioxidant enzymes and/or glutathione …

The ability to reduce metabolic rate during exposure to environmental stress, termed
metabolic rate suppression, is thought to be an important component to enhance survival in …

Temporary aquatic habitats are common in arid and semiarid ecosystems across the globe.
They are an especially harsh and challenging environment for aquatic organisms, and this …

Metabolic depression is relatively uncommon among the fishes with the greatest number of
species exhibiting dormancy as embryos. Dormancy in fish embryos is largely associated …

Fishes have evolved a wide variety of air-breathing organs independently along different
lineages. Of these air-breathing fishes, only some (eg, mudskippers) venture onto land but …

Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the adaptive response of ectotherms to rising
temperatures is key to mitigate the effects of climate change. We assessed the molecular …

Baroreflex regulation of blood pressure is important for maintaining appropriate tissue
perfusion. Although temperature affects heart rate (f H) reflex regulation in some reptiles and …