Trade-offs and constraints are inherent to life, and studies of these phenomena play a
central role in both organismal and evolutionary biology. Trade-offs can be defined …

Climate change and habitat modification both alter thermal environments and species
distributions. However, these drivers of global change are rarely studied together, even …

Human activities often replace native forests with warmer, modified habitats that represent
novel thermal environments for biodiversity. Reducing biodiversity loss hinges upon …

Ectotherm thermal physiology is frequently used to predict species responses to changing
climates, but for amphibians, water loss may be of equal or greater importance. Using …

Several amphibian lineages epitomize the faunal biodiversity crises, with numerous reports
of population declines and extinctions worldwide. Predicting how such lineages will cope …

Land‐cover and climate change are both expected to alter species distributions and
contribute to future biodiversity loss. However, the combined effects of land‐cover and …

Climate change is affecting biodiversity and ecosystem function worldwide, and the lowland
tropics are of special concern because organisms living in this region experience …

This chapter discusses the effect on water budgets of six hydroregulatory mechanisms that
emerge from the biophysical equations: the adjustment of oxygen extraction efficiency, the …

Drier and hotter conditions caused by climate change threaten species that exist close to
their physiological limits, as well as those with limited ability to move. Habitat specialists may …

Compared with the risks associated with climate warming and extremes, the risks of climate-
induced drying to animal species remain understudied. This is particularly true for water …