Body size is central to ecology at levels ranging from organismal fecundity to the functioning
of communities and ecosystems. Understanding temperature‐induced variations in body …

Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological
interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change research tends to focus on …

Body size is a key feature of organisms and varies continuously because of the effects of
natural selection on the size‐dependency of resource acquisition and mortality rates. This …

This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their
environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of …

We evaluate the extent to which physiological tolerances and capacities can be considered
as factors that impact the geographic range of animals. We also discuss the importance of …

Modern climate change has precipitated widespread interest in the responses of organisms
to the thermal environment. In insects, it is not only changes in mean environmental …

Climate warming affects the rate and timing of the development in ectothermic organisms.
Short‐living, ectothermic organisms (including many insects) showing thermal plasticity in …

Despite its significance from both life‐history and physiological perspectives, metabolic cold
adaptation (MCA) in insects remains controversial. Although several small‐scale studies …

Responses of biota to climate change take a number of forms including distributional shifts,
behavioural changes and life history changes. This study examined an extensive set of …

Seasons impose different selection pressures on organisms through contrasting
environmental conditions. How such seasonal evolutionary conflict is resolved in organisms …