Reactive females: individual, annual and geographic variation in temperature effects on phenology

George  Cunnungham (1),    Gabriella    Ljungström    (2),    Geoff    While (3),    Mats    Olsson (4),    Erik    Wapstra (5) 1    University    of    Tasmania,    Private    Bag    55,    Sandy    Bay,    Tasmania,    7001,    george.cunningham@utas.edu.au 2    University    of    Gothenburg,    Medicinaregatan,    Göteborg,    40530,    gabriella.ljungstrom@bioenv.gu.se 3    University    of    Tasmania,    Private    Bag    55,    Sandy    Bay,    Tasmania,    7001,    geoffrey.while@utas.edu.au 4    University    of    Sydney,    Science    Road,    New  …

Genes to the Niche! Five reasons why genetic information can improve predictive niche models and their underlying theory

Jan O. Engler (1), Niko Balkenhol (2), Catherine H. Graham (3) 1 Zoological Research Museum Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D‐53113 Bonn, Germany, j.engler.zfmk@uni‐bonn.de, @engler_j 2 Department of Wildlife Sciences, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 3, D‐37077 Göttingen, Germany, niko.balkenhol@forst.uni‐goettingen.de 3 Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, NY 11789, USA, catherine.graham@stonybrook.edu The technological revolution in the…

Role of blood oxygen transport in setting octopods’ range limits

Michael Oellermann (1), Bernhard Lieb (2), Jan M. Strugnell (3), Jayson M. Semmens (4), Hans-O. Pörtner (5), Felix C. Mark (6) 1 Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany, Michael.Oellermann@awi.de 2 Institute of Zoology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Müllerweg 6, 55099 Mainz, Germany, lieb@uni-mainz.de 3 Department of Genetics, La Trobe…

Mechanistic understanding of climate driven range shifts: using thermal tolerances of rock lobster to predict future range shifts

Samantha Twiname (1*), Quinn Fitzgibbon (1), Alistair Hobday (2), Gretta Pecl(1) 1 Institiute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7001 2 CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, TAS 7001 *Samantha.Twiname@utas.edu.au Ocean  warming  is affecting  marine  species  worldwide,  with one  of the  most visible changes being alterations to…

Can behaviour and physiology mitigate climate change impacts on snow skink persistence and distribution?

Amanda Caldwell (1), Geoff While (2), Michael Kearney (3), Erik Wapstra (4) 1 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 5, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Mandy.Caldwell@utas.edu.au,@MandyCaldwell_ 2 School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 5, Hobart, TAS, 7001,  Geoffrey.While@utas.edu.au 3 School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC, 3010,  M.Kearney@unimelb.edu.au, @ecophys 4…

NOAA’s Protected Species Climate Vulnerability Assessment (PSCVA)

Matthew Lettrich (1), Roger Griffis (2) 1 ECS Federal, Inc. in Support of NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, matthew.lettrich@noaa.gov 2 NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, roger.b.griffis@noaa.gov Climate change is expected to influence the distribution and viability of many species in marine and coastal ecosystems.  These…

Heat tolerance lability in Caribbean lizards

Nicole Frances Angeli (1) , Lee Austin Fitzgerald (2) 1 Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, Texas, 77840,  nangeli@tamu.edu, @Auratus_Nicole 2 Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, Texas USA, 77840 Species may respond to climate change through adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, or the cumulative ability of individuals to acclimatize. Species with limited capacity to exploit changing environments…

Marine fish larvae on the move – behavioural variability and flexibility and their implications for dispersal

Jeffrey M Leis (1, 2) 1 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7005,  jeffrey.leis@utas.edu.au 2 Ichthyology, Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales 2010 Most marine, demersal, bony fishes have a complex life history including potentially dispersive, pelagic larval stages. Dispersal of marine fish larvae, once thought to be…

Dispersal behaviour, connectivity, and range shifts: a wicked problem with innovative solutions?

Veronica A. J. Doerr (1), Erik D. Doerr (2) 1 CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, veronica.doerr@csiro.au 2 CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, erik.doerr@csiro.au Barriers to a species’ ability to shift its range tend to focus on the mismatch between dispersal distances and the velocity of…

Landscape connectivity to address climate change: tracking climates through time and space

Caitlin Littlefield (1), Julia Michalak (2), Brad McRae (3), Joshua Lawler (4), David Roberts (5) 1 University of Washington, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, clittlef@uw.edu, @CaitLittlef 2 University of Washington, 4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195, michalaj@u.washington.edu, @JL_Michalak 3 The Nature Conservancy, Fort Collins, CO, mcrae@circuitscape.org 4 University of Washington, 4000 15th…