Testing the reliability and ecological implications of ramping rates in the measurement of Critical Thermal maximum

Critical Thermal maximum (CTmax) is often used to characterize the upper thermal limits of organisms and represents a key trait for evaluating the fitness of ectotherms. The lack of standardization in CTmax assays has, however, introduced methodological problems in its measurement, which can lead to...

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Main Authors: Chi-Man Leong, Toby P. N. Tsang, Benoit Guénard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8920270/?tool=EBI