Predicting if, when, and how populations can adapt to climate change constitutes one of the
greatest challenges in science today. Here, we build from contributions to the special issue …

Thermal ecology and mate competition are both pervasive features of ecological adaptation.
A surge of recent work has uncovered the diversity of ways in which temperature affects …

Backgrounds Global fertility rates continue to decline and sperm quality is a prime factor
affecting male fertility. Both extreme cold and heat have been demonstrated to be associated …

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 …

Climate change is rapidly transforming environments and poses a major threat to species
and ecosystems world-wide (Bellard et al., 2012; Parmesan & Yohe, 2003). Given the …

Critical thermal limits (CTLs) gauge the physiological impact of temperature on survival or
critical biological function, aiding predictions of species range shifts and climatic resilience …

Climates are changing rapidly, demanding equally rapid adaptation of natural populations.
Whether sexual selection can aid such adaptation is under debate; while sexual selection …

Frequent and extreme temperatures associated with climate change pose a major threat to
biodiversity, particularly for organisms whose metabolism is strictly linked to ambient …

Temperature impacts behaviour, physiology and life-history of many life forms. In many
ectotherms, phenotypic plasticity within reproductive traits could act as a buffer allowing …

Spermatogenesis is critical to sexual reproduction yet evolves rapidly in many organisms.
High-throughput single-cell transcriptomics promises unparalleled insight into this important …