Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

JA Harvey, K Tougeron, R Gols, R Heinen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming is considered to be among the most serious of anthropogenic stresses to
the environment, because it not only has direct effects on biodiversity, but it also exacerbates …

The rising threat of climate change for arthropods from Earth's cold regions: Taxonomic rather than native status drives species sensitivity

D Renault, C Leclerc, MA Colleu, A Boutet… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polar and alpine regions are changing rapidly with global climate change. Yet, the impacts
on biodiversity, especially on the invertebrate ectotherms which are dominant in these …

Recovery from heat‐induced infertility—A study of reproductive tissue responses and fitness consequences in male Drosophila melanogaster

B Canal Domenech, C Fricke - Ecology and evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The predicted temperature increase caused by climate change is a threat to biodiversity.
Across animal taxa, male reproduction is often sensitive to elevated temperatures leading to …

Heatwaves are detrimental to fertility in the viviparous tsetse fly

H Weaving, JS Terblanche… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Heatwaves are increasing in frequency and intensity due to climate change, pushing
animals beyond physiological limits. While most studies focus on survival limits, sublethal …

[HTML][HTML] The consequences of heatwaves for the reproductive success and physiology of the wingless sub-Antarctic fly Anatalanta aptera

E Daly, M Defourneaux, C Legrand, D Renault - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Sub-lethal effects of warming temperatures are an important, yet sometimes overlooked
impact of climate change that may threaten the long-term survival of numerous species. This …

Sex and population differences underlie variation in reproductive success in a warming environment

MA Santos, A Grandela, MA Antunes, AS Quina… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Current rising temperatures are threatening biodiversity. It is therefore crucial to understand
how climate change impacts male and female fertility and whether evolutionary responses …

Fertility loss and recovery dynamics after repeated heat stress across life stages in male Drosophila melanogaster: patterns and processes

A Meena, AN De Nardo, K Maggu… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Frequent and extreme temperatures associated with climate change pose a major threat to
biodiversity, particularly for organisms whose metabolism is strictly linked to ambient …

Multiple mating rescues offspring sex ratio but not productivity in a haplodiploid exposed to developmental heat stress

SG Costa, S Magalhães, LR Rodrigues - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reproduction is generally more sensitive to high temperatures than survival and arguably a
better predictor of the response of populations to climate change than survival estimates …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of thermal stress response between Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila pseudoobscura reveals differences between species and sexes

N Rivera-Rincón, UH Altindag, R Amin… - Journal of insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
The environment is changing faster than anticipated due to climate change, making species
more vulnerable to its impacts. The level of vulnerability of species is influenced by factors …

Diurnal variation in genetic parameters for locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster assessed under natural thermal conditions

NK Noer, PD Rohde, P Sørensen… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In nature, organisms are exposed to variable and occasionally stressful environmental
conditions. Responses to diurnal and seasonal fluctuations, such as temperature and food …