The roles of microclimatic diversity and of behavior in mediating the responses of ectotherms to climate change

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2015, Pages 86-97

  Woods, H Arthur ^a   Dillon, Michael E ^b   Pincebourde, Sylvain ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavior; Climate change; Ectotherms; Microclimate; Temperature; Thermal Performance curve; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECTOTHERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; MOSAICISM; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY HABITAT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MICROCLIMATE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84935721316     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.10.002     Document Type: Review

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