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Critical Thermal Maximum

Critical Thermal Maximum is a physiological threshold metric that denotes the upper limit of thermal tolerance in an organism, beyond which coordinated neuromuscular function is irreversibly lost, leading to heat-induced incapacitation or death.

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The critical thermal maximum: history and critique

William I. Lutterschmidt, Victor H. Hutchison · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1997 · 915 citations

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Extending the Upper Temperature Limit for Life

Kazem Kashefi, Derek R. Lovley · Science · 2003 · 764 citations

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Body Temperatures of Reptiles

Bayard H. Brattstrom · The American Midland Naturalist · 1965 · 590 citations

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Temperature variation makes ectotherms more sensitive to climate change

Krijn P. Paaijmans, Rebecca L. Heinig, Rebecca A. Seliga et al. · Global Change Biology · 2013 · 590 citations · Full text

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PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES OF COADAPTATION: PREFERRED TEMPERATURES VERSUS OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE TEMPERATURES OF LIZARDS

Raymond B. Huey, Albert F. Bennett · Evolution · 1987 · 559 citations

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    Steven L. Chown

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    18 publications · 2K citations

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    John S. Terblanche

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    13 publications · 804 citations

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    Anthony P. Farrell

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    12 publications · 758 citations

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    Lauren J. Chapman

    McGill University, Canada

    11 publications · 443 citations

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    A. Kurt Gamperl

    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    11 publications · 822 citations

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579

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    20 h-index

    55 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    19 h-index

    61 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    890 citations

  4. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada

    Ensenada, Mexico

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    773 citations

  7. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    614 citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    40 publications · 3.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Thermal Biology

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Conservation Physiology

    22 publications · 952 citations

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  4. Journal of Fish Biology

    19 publications · 978 citations

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  5. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

    18 publications · 944 citations

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