Insect performance is limited by the temperature of the environment, and in temperate, polar,
and alpine regions, the majority of insects must face the challenge of exposure to low …

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

Over the last decade, numerous studies have investigated the role of oxygen in setting
thermal tolerance in aquatic animals, and there has been particular focus on arthropods …

Insects have evolved a number of physiological mechanisms for coping with the detrimental
effects of low temperature. As autumn progresses, insects use environmental signals such …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the modern ecological and evolutionary contexts
of the evolutionary physiology in insects and provides a survey of sources of environmental …

Multiple stressors, both abiotic and biotic, often are experienced simultaneously by
organisms in nature. Responses to these stressors may share signaling pathways (“cross …

Thermal tolerance may limit and therefore predict ectotherm geographic distributions.
However, which of the many metrics of thermal tolerance best predict distribution is often …

At their critical thermal minimum (CTmin) insects enter chill-coma, a reversible state where
neuromuscular transmission and movement cease. The physiological mechanisms …

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

Cold tolerance is a key determinant of insect distribution and abundance, and thermal
acclimation can strongly influence organismal stress tolerance phenotypes, particularly in …