Physiological Performance Curves: When Are They Useful?

This review serves as an introduction to a special issue of Frontiers in Physiology, focused on the importance of physiological performance curves across phylogenetic and functional boundaries. Biologists have used performance curves to describe the effects of changing environmental conditions on an...

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Autores principales:	Alexander G. Little, Frank Seebacher
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	reaction norm adaptation developmental plasticity reversible acclimation climate change environment Physiology QP1-981
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:86ba086c534c4aef9f565b95b335779b2021-12-02T09:51:32ZPhysiological Performance Curves: When Are They Useful?1664-042X10.3389/fphys.2021.805102https://doaj.org/article/86ba086c534c4aef9f565b95b335779b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.805102/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-042XThis review serves as an introduction to a special issue of Frontiers in Physiology, focused on the importance of physiological performance curves across phylogenetic and functional boundaries. Biologists have used performance curves to describe the effects of changing environmental conditions on animal physiology since the late 1800s (at least). Animal physiologists have studied performance curves extensively over the past decades, and there is a good foundation to understanding how the environment affects physiological functions of individuals. Our goal here was to build upon this research and address outstanding questions regarding the mutability and applicability of performance curves across taxonomic groups and levels of biological organization. Performance curves are not fixed at a taxonomic, population, or individual level – rather they are dynamic and can shift in response to evolutionary pressures (e.g., selection) and epigenetic programming (e.g., plasticity). The mechanisms underlying these shifts are being increasingly used to predict the efficacy with which plasticity and heritability of performance curves can render individuals and populations less vulnerable to climate change. Individual differences in physiological performance curves (and plasticity of performance curves) can also have cascading effects at higher levels of biological organization. For instance, individual physiology likely influences group behaviors in non-additive ways. There is a need therefore to extend the concept of performance curves to social interactions and sociality. Collectively, this special issue emphasizes the power of how within- and between-individual shifts in performance curves might scale up to the population-, species-, and community-level dynamics that inform conservation management strategies.Alexander G. LittleFrank SeebacherFrontiers Media S.A.articlereaction normadaptationdevelopmental plasticityreversible acclimationclimate changeenvironmentPhysiologyQP1-981ENFrontiers in Physiology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	reaction norm adaptation developmental plasticity reversible acclimation climate change environment Physiology QP1-981 Alexander G. Little Frank Seebacher Physiological Performance Curves: When Are They Useful?
description	This review serves as an introduction to a special issue of Frontiers in Physiology, focused on the importance of physiological performance curves across phylogenetic and functional boundaries. Biologists have used performance curves to describe the effects of changing environmental conditions on animal physiology since the late 1800s (at least). Animal physiologists have studied performance curves extensively over the past decades, and there is a good foundation to understanding how the environment affects physiological functions of individuals. Our goal here was to build upon this research and address outstanding questions regarding the mutability and applicability of performance curves across taxonomic groups and levels of biological organization. Performance curves are not fixed at a taxonomic, population, or individual level – rather they are dynamic and can shift in response to evolutionary pressures (e.g., selection) and epigenetic programming (e.g., plasticity). The mechanisms underlying these shifts are being increasingly used to predict the efficacy with which plasticity and heritability of performance curves can render individuals and populations less vulnerable to climate change. Individual differences in physiological performance curves (and plasticity of performance curves) can also have cascading effects at higher levels of biological organization. For instance, individual physiology likely influences group behaviors in non-additive ways. There is a need therefore to extend the concept of performance curves to social interactions and sociality. Collectively, this special issue emphasizes the power of how within- and between-individual shifts in performance curves might scale up to the population-, species-, and community-level dynamics that inform conservation management strategies.
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Physiological Performance Curves: When Are They Useful?

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