Heat stress causes significant economic losses in poultry production, especially in tropical
and arid regions of the world. Several studies have investigated the effects of heat stress on …

Environmental signals act primarily on physiological systems, which then influence higher‐
level functions such as movement patterns and population dynamics. Increases in average …

Thermogenesis is one of the most important homeostatic mechanisms that evolved during
vertebrate evolution. Despite its importance for the survival of the organism, the mechanistic …

Aquaculture has become an agronomic activity with noticeable development around the
world to respond to the simultaneous decrease of fish captures and the increasing demand …

Mortality in piglets during the perinatal period, especially the first days after birth, is
frequently caused by non-infectious conditions, such as hypoglucemia or low birth weight …

The rapid progress in medicine, agriculture, and allied sciences has enabled the
development of a large amount of potentially useful bioactive compounds, such as drugs …

Background Thermal plasticity is pivotal for evolution in changing climates and in mediating
resilience to its potentially negative effects. The efficacy to respond to environmental change …

The kinetics of myosin controls the speed and power of muscle contraction. Mammalian
skeletal muscles express twelve kinetically different myosin heavy chain (MyHC) genes …

Environmental conditions experienced within and across generations can impact individual
phenotypes via so-called 'epigenetic'processes. Here we suggest that endocrine signalling …

Evolutionary theory predicts that the capacity to acclimate should be favoured in variable
environments. However, perfect compensation for thermal variation is rare and the capacity …