...Julie J. H. Nati; Felipe R. Blasco; Charles Rodde; Alain Vergnet; François Allal; Marc Vandeputte; David J. McKenzie Eight juvenile European seabass were exposed to two thermal ramping protocols with different levels of aerobic activity and tolerance endpoint: the critical thermal maximum...

... then assessed using a combination of in vivo , in vitro and biochemical approaches. Critical thermal maximum was higher in TD brook char despite significant reductions in maximum heart rate. In vivo , TD brook char exhibited a lower resting heart rate, blunted hypoxic bradycardia and a severe reduction in time...

... temperature (or temperature zone) that defines the transition between the permissive and stressful temperature range. T c is the temperature where homeostatic capacity rate and disruption rate are equal. Critical thermal maximum (CT max ) Temperature at which locomotor function is lost during gradual...

.... Critical thermal maximum CT max Metabolism Scope for activity Temperature tolerance Global warming is accelerating at an alarming rate, causing progressive elevations of seasonal temperatures and also wider thermal variation, with increased frequency of extreme heatwaves ( Frölicher et al...

... temperature tolerance (critical thermal maximum, CT max ), as well as temperature preference ( T pref ) and avoidance ( T avoid ) of the round goby ( Neogobius melanostomus ), one of the most impactful invasive species in the world. We show that round goby maintained a high aerobic scope from 15 to 28°C...

... melanopterus ) neonates. Both tolerance traits change with thermal acclimation, but aerobic scope and growth rates do not. Aerobic scope Critical thermal maximum Growth Haemoglobin–oxygen affinity Temperature dependence Thermal preference Temperature is a powerful controlling factor...

.../ Summary: Maximum and basal metabolic rate and their oxygen, temperature and size dependencies are mechanistically and quantifiably linked via the physiological capacity to supply oxygen. Maximum metabolic rate Hypoxia tolerance Critical thermal maximum Oxygen supply capacity Metabolic theory...

...: Developmental temperatures affect thermal limit plasticity in adults of a marine ectotherm, and changes in these limits are paralleled by differences in ATP synthesis rate and heat shock protein expression. Phenotypic plasticity Critical thermal maximum Development Heat shock protein ATP synthesis...

.../user-licence-1-1/ Summary: Embryos of two lizard species differ in thermal tolerance in ways that correspond with species-specific nest microhabitats and patterns of occupancy throughout the urban matrix. Anolis Critical thermal maximum Early-life stage Global change Oxygen-limited...

... water. With heat waves on the rise in many aquatic systems, thermal challenges are likely to become an increasingly important selection force for fishes. Climate change Fish Global warming Oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance OCLTT Critical thermal maximum CT max Loss...

... and acclimation influence estimates of critical temperatures. Critical maximum and minimum temperatures Critical thermal maximum Heat stress Statistical model The upper and lower thermal limits of organisms are important determinants of their ecology, distribution and evolution ( Angilletta, 2009...

... acclimation. Freshwater (FW)-acclimated brook trout at 18°C ( T acc ) were exposed to SW for 16 days, whilst maintaining a FW control. Fish were examined for critical thermal maximum (CT max ) 0 (before), 2, 5 and 16 days after SW exposure, and sampled at T acc and CT max for analysis of plasma cortisol...

...: Despite a widespread perception that end-of-century ocean acidification will reduce the thermal limits of fishes, we show that critical thermal maxima of coral reef damselfishes are robust to this stressor. Carbon dioxide, CO 2 Critical thermal maximum CT max Great Barrier Reef Climate change...

... maxima in marine fishes under hypoxia. Aerobic scope Critical oxygen tension P crit Critical thermal maximum CT max Hypoxia Oxygen limit for thermal tolerance P CT max Temperature Marine ectotherms largely occupy the extent of latitudes tolerable within their thermal limits...

..., an archetypal arid-adapted bird, is surprisingly inefficient, and suggestive of heavy reliance on respiratory rather than cutaneous heat dissipation. Body temperature Critical thermal maximum Evaporative water loss Hyperthermia Pterocliformes Upper critical limit of thermoneutrality...

... clear. We measured the effects of single heat shocks and of diurnally fluctuating or constant rearing temperatures on the critical thermal maximum (CT max ) for final instar larvae of Manduca sexta . Brief (2 h) heat shocks at temperatures of 35°C and above significantly increased CT max relative...

... , 274 - 280 . 10.1002/jez.374 Lutterschmidt , W. I. and Hutchinson , V. H. ( 1997 ). The critical thermal maximum: history and critique . Can. J. Zool.   75 , 1561 - 1574 . 10.1139/z97-783 Měráková , E. and Gvoždík , L. ( 2009 ). Thermal acclimation of swimming...

.... 28 2 2015 7 4 2015 © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2015 Highlighted Article: Heat tolerance varies with body size in African weavers in the Kalahari Desert. Body temperature Critical thermal maximum Evaporative water loss Hyperthermia Metabolic rate...

.... Based on the conceptual model of ‘oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance’, we measured critical thermal maximum (CT max ), maximum heart rate ( f H,max ) and aerobic scope to test the hypothesis that these rainbow trout can maintain aerobic scope at high temperatures through a robust cardiac...

...Ashley S. Vorhees; Timothy J. Bradley SUMMARY Thermal limits to activity profoundly affect the abundance and distribution of ectothermic animals. Upper thermal limits to activity are typically reported as the critical thermal maximum (CT max ), the temperature at which activity becomes uncontrolled...