Marine environmental researchAnimalsCopepodaFemaleMaleAdaptation
Costs of thermal adaptation: warm-adapted copepods show increased energetic demands under cold exposure.
Julieta Vigliano Relva, Carl Van Colen, Marleen De Troch
Published: 202610.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107791
Abstract
Marine ectotherms have the potential to adapt to ocean warming through evolutionary adaptation and phenotypic plasticity. Both mechanisms are fundamental to ensure species persistence in the face of climate change, but the adaptation-plasticity trade…
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