Superior basal and plastic thermal responses to environmental heterogeneity in invasive exotic stemborer Chilo partellus Swinhoe over indigenous Busseola fusca (Fuller) and Sesamia calamistis Hampson

Estimating the benefits of plasticity in ectotherm heat tolerance under natural thermal variability

(2017) Alex R. Gunderson et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Comparative assessment of the thermal tolerance of spotted stemborer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and its larval parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

(2017) Reyard Mutamiswa et al.   Insect Science

Effects of desiccation and starvation on thermal tolerance and the heat-shock response in forest ants

(2017) Andrew D. Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of Thermal Regimes, Starvation and Age on Heat Tolerance of the Parthenium Beetle Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) following Dynamic and Static Protocols

(2017) Frank Chidawanyika et al.   PLoS One

Does oxygen limit thermal tolerance in arthropods? A critical review of current evidence

(2016) Wilco C.E.P. Verberk et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Improving methods to measure critical thermal limits in phloem-feeding pest insects

(2016) Lucy Alford et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Density dependence and temporal plasticity of competitive interactions during utilisation of resources by a community of lepidopteran stemborer species

(2016) Eric Siaw Ntiri et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Limited scope for plasticity to increase upper thermal limits

(2016) Belinda van Heerwaarden et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Heat resistance throughout ontogeny: body size constrains thermal tolerance

(2016) Michael Klockmann et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Ontogenetic thermal tolerance and performance of ectotherms at variable temperatures

(2016) G. Cavieres et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Plasticity of upper thermal limits to acute and chronic temperature variation inManduca sextalarvae

(2016) Joel G. Kingsolver et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The negative effect of starvation and the positive effect of mild thermal stress on thermal tolerance of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

(2016) Inon Scharf et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Desiccation resistance in tropical insects: causes and mechanisms underlying variability in a Panama ant community

(2016) Jelena Bujan et al.   Ecology and Evolution

The negative effect of starvation and the positive effect of mild thermal stress on thermal tolerance of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

(2016) Inon Scharf et al.   Science of Nature

The trade-off between heat tolerance and metabolic cost drives the bimodal life strategy at the air-water interface

(2016) Marco Fusi et al.   Scientific Reports

An invitation to measure insect cold tolerance: Methods, approaches, and workflow

(2015) Brent J. Sinclair et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Constraints, independence, and evolution of thermal plasticity: Probing genetic architecture of long- and short-term thermal acclimation

(2015) Alison R. Gerken et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plasticity in thermal tolerance has limited potential to buffer ectotherms from global warming

(2015) A. R. Gunderson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Predicting the Impact of Temperature Change on the Future Distribution of Maize Stem Borers and Their Natural Enemies along East African Mountain Gradients Using Phenology Models

(2015) Sizah Mwalusepo et al.   PLoS One

Effect of temperature on the life history parameters of noctuid lepidopteran stem borers,Busseola fuscaandSesamia calamistis

(2014) N. Khadioli et al.   ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY

Effect of temperature on the phenology of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae); simulation and visualization of the potential future distribution of C. partellus in Africa under warmer temperatures through the development of life-table parameters

(2014) N. Khadioli et al.   BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Impact of mass rearing and gamma irradiation on thermal tolerance ofEldana saccharina

(2014) Pride Mudavanhu et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Interactive effects of acclimation temperature and short-term stress exposure on resistance traits in the butterflyBicyclus anynana

(2014) Isabell Karl et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Temperature and photoperiod affect stress resistance traits inDrosophila melanogaster

(2014) Stephanie S. Bauerfeind et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

The role thermal physiology plays in species invasion

(2014) A. L. Kelley   Conservation Physiology

Cross-tolerance and Cross-talk in the Cold: Relating Low Temperatures to Desiccation and Immune Stress in Insects

(2013) B. J. Sinclair et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Stress-induced plastic responses in Drosophila simulans following exposure to combinations of temperature and humidity levels

(2013) O. A. Bubliy et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Induced cold-tolerance mechanisms depend on duration of acclimation in the chill-sensitive Folsomia candida (Collembola)

(2013) D. Waagner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Feeding impairs chill coma recovery in the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)

(2013) Jonas Lembcke Andersen et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Postharvest agriculture in changing climates: its importance to African smallholder farmers

(2013) Tanya Stathers et al.   Food Security

Upper thermal limits in terrestrial ectotherms: how constrained are they?

(2012) Ary A. Hoffmann et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The impacts of repeated cold exposure on insects

(2012) K. E. Marshall et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Hot days induced by precipitation deficits at the global scale

(2012) B. Mueller et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Climatic Predictors of Temperature Performance Curve Parameters in Ectotherms Imply Complex Responses to Climate Change

(2011) Susana Clusella-Trullas et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Plastic responses to four environmental stresses and cross-resistance in a laboratory population ofDrosophila melanogaster

(2011) Oleg A. Bubliy et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Making sense of heat tolerance estimates in ectotherms: lessons from Drosophila

(2011) Mauro Santos et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Basal cold but not heat tolerance constrains plasticity among Drosophila species (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

(2011) C. NYAMUKONDIWA et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Time-course for attainment and reversal of acclimation to constant temperature in two Ceratitis species

(2011) Christopher W. Weldon et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerance contributes to the invasion potential of Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata)

(2010) CASPER NYAMUKONDIWA et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Rapid thermal responses and thermal tolerance in adult codling moth Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

(2010) Frank Chidawanyika et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Within-generation variation of critical thermal limits in adult Mediterranean and Natal fruit flies Ceratitis capitata and Ceratitis rosa: thermal history affects short-term responses to temperature

(2010) CASPER NYAMUKONDIWA et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Environmental Effects on Temperature Stress Resistance in the Tropical Butterfly Bicyclus Anynana

(2010) Klaus Fischer et al.   PLoS One

Rapid evolution in introduced species, ‘invasive traits’ and recipient communities: challenges for predicting invasive potential

(2009) Kenneth D. Whitney et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Thermal ramping rate influences evolutionary potential and species differences for upper thermal limits in Drosophila

(2009) Katherine A. Mitchell et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The effects of selection for cold tolerance on cross-tolerance to other environmental stressors inDrosophila melanogaster

(2009) Heath A. MacMillan et al.   Insect Science

Life stage-related differences in hardening and acclimation of thermal tolerance traits in the kelp fly, Paractora dreuxi (Diptera, Helcomyzidae)

(2009) Elrike Marais et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Low-temperature tolerance of false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa

(2009) R.L. Stotter et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Thermal tolerance in adult Mediterranean and Natal fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata and Ceratitis rosa): Effects of age, gender and feeding status

(2009) Casper Nyamukondiwa et al.   JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Insect thermal tolerance: what is the role of ontogeny, ageing and senescence?

(2008) Ken Bowler et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Host plant diversity of Sesamia calamistis: cytochrome b gene sequences reveal local genetic differentiation

(2008) G. O. Ong’amo et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

The spread of invasive species and infectious disease as drivers of ecosystem change

(2008) Todd A Crowl et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Phenotypic variance, plasticity and heritability estimates of critical thermal limits depend on methodological context

(2008) Steven L. Chown et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Impacts of climate warming on terrestrial ectotherms across latitude

(2008) C. A. Deutsch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030

(2008) D. B. Lobell et al.   SCIENCE