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Temperature Tolerance Limits

Temperature Tolerance Limits is a biological threshold defining the range of thermal conditions within which a given organism can sustain vital physiological functions, distinguishing it from broader environmental tolerance metrics by specifying the upper and lower critical temperature bounds for survival and performance.

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2017–2026

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Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation

Jennifer M. Sunday, Amanda E. Bates, Michael Kearney et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Temperature Tolerances of North American Freshwater Fishes Exposed to Dynamic Changes in Temperature

Thomas L. Beitinger, Wayne A. Bennett, Robert W. McCauley · Environmental Biology of Fishes · 2000 · 945 citations

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Thermal Physiology and Vertical Zonation of Intertidal Animals: Optima, Limits, and Costs of Living

George N. Somero · Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2002 · 893 citations

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Coral bleaching: interpretation of thermal tolerance limits and thermal thresholds in tropical corals

William K. Fitt, Barbara E. Brown, Mark E. Warner et al. · Coral Reefs · 2001 · 830 citations

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Linking biogeography to physiology: Evolutionary and acclimatory adjustments of thermal limits

George N. Somero · Frontiers in Zoology · 2005 · 637 citations · Full text

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  1. VL
    Volker Loeschcke

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    8 publications · 615 citations

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  2. AE
    Andrew E. McKechnie

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    7 publications · 343 citations

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  3. BO
    Blair O. Wolf

    University of New Mexico, United States

    7 publications · 383 citations

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    Casper Nyamukondiwa

    Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana

    7 publications · 383 citations

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  5. GN
    George N. Somero

    Stanford University, United States

    7 publications · 2.7K citations

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Institutions

652

  1. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    5K citations

  2. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    4.6K citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    2K citations

  6. Pacific University

    Forest Grove, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    3.8K citations

  7. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    778 citations

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  1. Journal of Thermal Biology

    30 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Biology

    20 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

    19 publications · 1K citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Functional Ecology

    12 publications · 1.7K citations

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