Heat tolerances of temperate and tropical birds and their implications for susceptibility to climate warming
Abstract
Characterizing heat tolerance is critical for predicting an organism's vulnerability to climate warming. Recent studies of ectotherms report that impacts of climate warming are expected to be greater in the tropics, where ectotherms tend to have lower heat tolerances and experience air temperatures closer to their heat tolerance limits than their temperate counterparts. However, similar comparisons of heat tolerance are largely lacking for endotherms, and it remains an open question whether climate warming will also disproportionately affect tropical endotherms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 17, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/1365-2435.13693
Entities
People
- Henry S Pollock
- Jeffrey D. Brawn
- Zachary A. Cheviron
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- University of Montana