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Insects in Fluctuating Thermal Environments by Colinet, Hervé, Sinclair, Brent J, Vernon, Philippe, Renault, David

“…All climate change scenarios predict an increase in both global temperature means and the magnitude of seasonal and diel temperature variation. The nonlinear…”
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Cold truths: how winter drives responses of terrestrial organisms to climate change by Williams, Caroline M., Henry, Hugh A. L., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…ABSTRACT Winter is a key driver of individual performance, community composition, and ecological interactions in terrestrial habitats. Although climate change…”
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Can we predict ectotherm responses to climate change using thermal performance curves and body temperatures? by Sinclair, Brent J., Marshall, Katie E., Sewell, Mary A., Levesque, Danielle L., Willett, Christopher S., Slotsbo, Stine, Dong, Yunwei, Harley, Christopher D. G., Marshall, David J., Helmuth, Brian S., Huey, Raymond B.

“…Thermal performance curves (TPCs), which quantify how an ectotherm's body temperature (Tb) affects its performance or fitness, are often used in an attempt to…”
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An invitation to measure insect cold tolerance: Methods, approaches, and workflow by Sinclair, Brent J., Coello Alvarado, Litza E., Ferguson, Laura V.

“…Insect performance is limited by the temperature of the environment, and in temperate, polar, and alpine regions, the majority of insects must face the…”
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The role of the gut in insect chilling injury: cold-induced disruption of osmoregulation in the fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus by MacMillan, Heath A, Sinclair, Brent J

“…To predict the effects of changing climates on insect distribution and abundance, a clear understanding of the mechanisms that underlie critical thermal limits…”
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Reestablishment of ion homeostasis during chill-coma recovery in the cricket Gryllus pennsylvanicus by MacMillan, Heath A, Williams, Caroline M, Staples, James F, Sinclair, Brent J

“…The time required to recover from cold-induced paralysis (chill-coma) is a common measure of insect cold tolerance used to test central questions in thermal…”
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Letting ChatGPT do your science is fraudulent (and a bad idea), but AI-generated text can enhance inclusiveness in publishing by Sinclair, Brent J.

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Variation in Thermal Performance among Insect Populations by Sinclair, Brent J., Williams, Caroline M., Terblanche, John S.

“…Among-population variation in insect thermal performance is important for understanding patterns and mechanisms of evolution and predicting insect responses to…”
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Effects of cold-acclimation on gene expression in Fall field cricket (Gryllus pennsylvanicus) ionoregulatory tissues by Des Marteaux, Lauren E, McKinnon, Alexander H, Udaka, Hiroko, Toxopeus, Jantina, Sinclair, Brent J

“…Cold tolerance is a key determinant of temperate insect distribution and performance. Chill-susceptible insects lose ion and water homeostasis during cold…”
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Thermal variability increases the impact of autumnal warming and drives metabolic depression in an overwintering butterfly by Williams, Caroline M, Marshall, Katie E, MacMillan, Heath A, Dzurisin, Jason D K, Hellmann, Jessica J, Sinclair, Brent J

“…Increases in thermal variability elevate metabolic rate due to Jensen's inequality, and increased metabolic rate decreases the fitness of dormant ectotherms by…”
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Parallel molecular routes to cold adaptation in eight genera of New Zealand stick insects by Dennis, Alice B., Dunning, Luke T., Sinclair, Brent J., Buckley, Thomas R.

“…The acquisition of physiological strategies to tolerate novel thermal conditions allows organisms to exploit new environments. As a result, thermal tolerance…”
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How crickets become freeze tolerant: The transcriptomic underpinnings of acclimation in Gryllus veletis by Toxopeus, Jantina, Des Marteaux, Lauren E., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…Some ectotherms can survive internal ice formation. In temperate regions, freeze tolerance is often induced by decreasing temperature and/or photoperiod during…”
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Laboratory acclimation to autumn-like conditions induces freeze tolerance in the spring field cricket Gryllus veletis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) by Toxopeus, Jantina, McKinnon, Alexander H, Štětina, Tomáš, Turnbull, Kurtis F., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…[Display omitted] •We describe a novel model system for investigating insect freeze tolerance.•The spring field cricket becomes freeze-tolerant following…”
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Mechanisms underlying insect freeze tolerance by Toxopeus, Jantina, Sinclair, Brent J.

“…ABSTRACT Freeze tolerance – the ability to survive internal ice formation – has evolved repeatedly in insects, facilitating survival in environments with low…”
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Chill-tolerant Gryllus crickets maintain ion balance at low temperatures by Coello Alvarado, Litza E., MacMillan, Heath A., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…[Display omitted] •Chill-susceptible insects lose ion and water balance in the cold.•Cold acclimation and evolution can improve cold tolerance.•Cold-tolerant…”
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Linking energetics and overwintering in temperate insects by Sinclair, Brent J.

“…Overwintering insects cannot feed, and energy they take into winter must therefore fuel energy demands during autumn, overwintering, warm periods prior to…”
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Translocation experiments with butterflies reveal limits to enhancement of poleward populations under climate change by Pelini, Shannon L, Dzurisin, Jason D.K, Prior, Kirsten M, Williams, Caroline M, Marsico, Travis D, Sinclair, Brent J, Hellmann, Jessica J

“…There is a pressing need to predict how species will change their geographic ranges under climate change. Projections typically assume that temperature is a…”
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Insects at low temperatures: an ecological perspective by Sinclair, Brent J., Vernon, Philippe, Jaco Klok, C., Chown, Steven L.

“…Modern climate change has precipitated widespread interest in the responses of organisms to the thermal environment. In insects, it is not only changes in mean…”
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Molecular signatures of diapause in the Asian longhorned beetle: Gene expression by Torson, Alex S., Bowman, Susan, Doucet, Daniel, Roe, Amanda D., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…•We explored tissue-specific gene expression during A. glabripennis larval diapause.•Small subsets of core genes are expressed in all tissues during larval…”
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The overwintering physiology of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) by Crosthwaite, Jill C., Sobek, Stephanie, Lyons, D. Barry, Bernards, Mark A., Sinclair, Brent J.

“…[Display omitted] ▶ Emerald ash borer survive winter as a freeze-avoiding prepupa. ▶ Supercooling points below −30 °C. ▶ Accumulate large quantities (>3 M) of…”
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