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Thermal Tolerance Limits

Thermal Tolerance Limits is the physiological threshold representing the upper and lower critical temperatures beyond which an organism cannot maintain homeostasis and sustain life functions due to heat or cold stress.

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2017–2026

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Impacts of climate warming on terrestrial ectotherms across latitude

Curtis Deutsch, Joshua J. Tewksbury, Raymond B. Huey et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Climate Change Affects Marine Fishes Through the Oxygen Limitation of Thermal Tolerance

Hans‐Otto Pörtner, Rainer Knust · Science · 2007 · 2K citations

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Thermal tolerance and the global redistribution of animals

Jennifer M. Sunday, Amanda E. Bates, Nicholas K. Dulvy · Nature Climate Change · 2012 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Global analysis of thermal tolerance and latitude in ectotherms

Jennifer M. Sunday, Amanda E. Bates, Nicholas K. Dulvy · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2010 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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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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Authors

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  1. HP
    Hans‐Otto Pörtner

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    20 publications · 4K citations

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  2. SL
    Steven L. Chown

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    17 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. JS
    John S. Terblanche

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    17 publications · 2K citations

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  4. CM
    Carla M. Sgrò

    Monash University, Australia

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. JO
    Johannes Overgaard

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    24 h-index

    63 publications

    9K citations

  2. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    23 h-index

    80 publications

    9.3K citations

  3. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    21 h-index

    61 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    21 h-index

    61 publications

    10.9K citations

  5. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    20 h-index

    77 publications

    9.8K citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    4.9K citations

  7. University of Pretoria

    Pretoria, South Africa

    15 h-index

    41 publications

    4K citations

  8. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    3.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    49 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Thermal Biology

    64 publications · 3K citations

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  3. Functional Ecology

    27 publications · 3.3K citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    28 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. Scientific Reports

    27 publications · 1.9K citations

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