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Functional Hypoxia in Insects: Definition, Assessment, and Consequences for Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution by Harrison, Jon F, Greenlee, Kendra J, Verberk, Wilco C.E.P

“…Insects can experience functional hypoxia, a situation in which O 2 supply is inadequate to meet oxygen demand. Assessing when functional hypoxia occurs is…”
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Does oxygen limit thermal tolerance in arthropods? A critical review of current evidence by Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Overgaard, Johannes, Ern, Rasmus, Bayley, Mark, Wang, Tobias, Boardman, Leigh, Terblanche, John S.

“…Over the last decade, numerous studies have investigated the role of oxygen in setting thermal tolerance in aquatic animals, and there has been particular…”
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Explaining abundance-occupancy relationships in specialists and generalists: a case study on aquatic macroinvertebrates in standing waters by Verberk, Wilco C.E.P, van der Velde, Gerard, Esselink, Hans

“…1. A positive interspecific abundance-occupancy relationship is one of the most robust patterns in macroecology. Yet, the mechanisms driving this pattern are…”
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Foundation species enhance food web complexity through non-trophic facilitation by Borst, Annieke C W, Verberk, Wilco C E P, Angelini, Christine, Schotanus, Jildou, Wolters, Jan-Willem, Christianen, Marjolijn J A, van der Zee, Els M, Derksen-Hooijberg, Marlous, van der Heide, Tjisse

“…Food webs are an integral part of every ecosystem on the planet, yet understanding the mechanisms shaping these complex networks remains a major challenge…”
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Consistent differences in tissue oxygen levels across 15 insect species reflect a balance between oxygen supply and demand and highlight a hitherto unknown adaptation for extracting sufficient oxygen from water by Birrell, Jackson H., Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Woods, H. Arthur

“…•We measured tissue PO2 in juvenile and adult insects from 15 species and nine orders.•PO2 varied in juveniles and adults by habitat, activity level, and stage…”
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Influence of photoperiod on thermal responses in body size, growth and development in Lycaena phlaeas (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) by Semsar-kazerouni, Maryam, Siepel, Henk, Verberk, Wilco C.E.P.

“…•Lycaena phlaeas follows the temperature-size rule: under warm conditions caterpillars developed more quickly and had higher growth rates but reached a smaller…”
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Life-history strategies as a tool to identify conservation constraints: A case-study on ants in chalk grasslands by (Toos) van Noordwijk, C.G.E., Boer, Peter, (Bram) Mabelis, A.A., Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Siepel, Henk

“…► We grouped species into strategies based on life-history trait combinations. ► Differences in occurrence of strategies in the field revealed two main…”
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Moorland pools as refugia for endangered species characteristic of raised bog gradients by van Kleef, Hein H., van Duinen, Gert-Jan A., Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Leuven, Rob S.E.W., van der Velde, Gerard, Esselink, Hans

“…In intact raised bog landscapes transitions from ombrotrophic into minerotrophic conditions occur. These gradients are lost from many bogs due to peat…”
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Shrinking body sizes in response to warming: explanations for the temperature–size rule with special emphasis on the role of oxygen by Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Atkinson, David, Hoefnagel, K. Natan, Hirst, Andrew G., Horne, Curtis R., Siepel, Henk

“…ABSTRACT Body size is central to ecology at levels ranging from organismal fecundity to the functioning of communities and ecosystems. Understanding…”
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Oxygen limitation may affect the temperature and size dependence of metabolism in aquatic ectotherms by Rubalcaba, Juan G., Verberk, Wilco C. E. P., Hendriks, A. Jan, Saris, Bart, Woods, H. Arthur

“…Both oxygen and temperature are fundamental factors determining metabolic performance, fitness, ecological niches, and responses of many aquatic organisms to…”
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Scaling of thermal tolerance with body mass and genome size in ectotherms: a comparison between water- and air-breathers by Leiva, Félix P, Calosi, Piero, Verberk, Wilco C E P

“…Global warming appears to favour smaller-bodied organisms, but whether larger species are also more vulnerable to thermal extremes, as suggested for past…”
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Thermal tolerance patterns across latitude and elevation by Sunday, Jennifer, Bennett, Joanne M, Calosi, Piero, Clusella-Trullas, Susana, Gravel, Sarah, Hargreaves, Anna L, Leiva, Félix P, Verberk, Wilco C E P, Olalla-Tárraga, Miguel Ángel, Morales-Castilla, Ignacio

“…Linking variation in species' traits to large-scale environmental gradients can lend insight into the evolutionary processes that have shaped functional…”
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Field and laboratory studies reveal interacting effects of stream oxygenation and warming on aquatic ectotherms by Verberk, Wilco C.E.P., Durance, Isabelle, Vaughan, Ian P., Ormerod, Steve J.

“…Aquatic ecological responses to climatic warming are complicated by interactions between thermal effects and other environmental stressors such as organic…”
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Impact of warming on aquatic body sizes explained by metabolic scaling from microbes to macrofauna by Deutsch, Curtis, Penn, Justin L, Verberk, Wilco C E P, Inomura, Keisuke, Endress, Martin-Georg, Payne, Jonathan L

“…Rising temperatures are associated with reduced body size in many marine species, but the biological cause and generality of the phenomenon is debated. We…”
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Do aquatic ectotherms perform better under hypoxia after warm acclimation? by Collins, Michael, Truebano, Manuela, Verberk, Wilco C E P, Spicer, John I

“…Aquatic animals increasingly encounter environmental hypoxia due to climate-related warming and/or eutrophication. Although acute warming typically reduces…”
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Why polar gigantism and Palaeozoic gigantism are not equivalent: effects of oxygen and temperature on the body size of ectotherms by Verberk, Wilco C. E. P, Atkinson, David, Konarzewsk, Marek

“…Organisms of gigantic proportions inhabited the world at a time of a hyperoxic prehistoric atmosphere (Palaeozoic gigantism). Extant giants are found in cold…”
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Is the temperature-size rule mediated by oxygen in aquatic ectotherms? by Hoefnagel, K. Natan, Verberk, Wilco C.E.P.

“…Temperature is an important environmental factor that influences key traits like body size, growth rate and maturity. Ectotherms reared under high temperatures…”
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It's about time: Linkages between heat tolerance, thermal acclimation and metabolic rate at different temporal scales in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836 by Semsar-kazerouni, Maryam, Verberk, Wilco C.E.P.

“…Temperature has a profound impact on ectotherms. Warming increases the metabolic oxygen demand of ectotherms, which could result in a mismatch between their…”
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Oxygen supply in aquatic ectotherms: Partial pressure and solubility together explain biodiversity and size patterns by Verberk, Wilco C. E. P, Bilton, David T, Calosi, Piero, Spicer, John I

“…Aquatic ectotherms face the continuous challenge of capturing sufficient oxygen from their environment as the diffusion rate of oxygen in water is 3 ×× 10 5…”
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Changes in heat stress tolerance in a freshwater amphipod following starvation: The role of oxygen availability, metabolic rate, heat shock proteins and energy reserves by Semsar-kazerouni, Maryam, Boerrigter, Jeroen G.J., Verberk, Wilco C.E.P.

“…The ability of organisms to cope with environmental stressors depends on the duration and intensity of the stressor, as well as the type of stress. For aquatic…”
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