Evolution of thermal sensitivity in changing and variable climates
Evolutionary adaptation to temperature and climate depends on both the extent to which
organisms experience spatial and temporal environmental variation (exposure) and how …
organisms experience spatial and temporal environmental variation (exposure) and how …
Infection burdens and virulence under heat stress: ecological and evolutionary considerations
As a result of global change, hosts and parasites (including pathogens) are experiencing
shifts in their thermal environment. Despite the importance of heat stress tolerance for host …
shifts in their thermal environment. Despite the importance of heat stress tolerance for host …
Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates
INTRODUCTION Infectious disease outbreaks among wildlife have surged in recent
decades alongside global climate change. However, the circumstances under which climate …
decades alongside global climate change. However, the circumstances under which climate …
Experimental manipulation of microbiota reduces host thermal tolerance and fitness under heat stress in a vertebrate ectotherm
Identifying factors that influence how ectothermic animals respond physiologically to
changing temperatures is of high importance given current threats of global climate change …
changing temperatures is of high importance given current threats of global climate change …
Warming drives ecological community changes linked to host-associated microbiome dysbiosis
Anthropogenic climate warming affects many biological systems, ranging in scale from
microbiomes to biomes. In many animals, warming-related fitness depression appears more …
microbiomes to biomes. In many animals, warming-related fitness depression appears more …
Symbiosis and host responses to heating
Virtually all organisms are colonized by microbes. Average temperatures are rising because
of global climate change–accompanied by increases in extreme climatic events and heat …
of global climate change–accompanied by increases in extreme climatic events and heat …
A comprehensive database of amphibian heat tolerance
Rising temperatures represent a significant threat to the survival of ectothermic animals. As
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …
such, upper thermal limits represent an important trait to assess the vulnerability of …
State of the Amphibia 2020: A review of five years of amphibian research and existing resources
Amphibians are a clade of over 8,400 species that provide unique research opportunities
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …
Habitat split as a driver of disease in amphibians
Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is fundamentally altering patterns of disease
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …
transmission and immunity across the vertebrate tree of life. Most studies linking …
Are we underestimating the ecological and evolutionary effects of warming? Interactions with other environmental drivers may increase species vulnerability to high …
Warming, the most prominent aspect of global environmental change, already affects most
ecosystems on Earth. In recent years, biologists have increasingly integrated the effects of …
ecosystems on Earth. In recent years, biologists have increasingly integrated the effects of …