ReviewFrontiers in physiology2022
The Physiological and Evolutionary Ecology of Sperm Thermal Performance.
Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on the Fertility of Aquatic Animals Using a Meta-Analytic Approach.Ecology letters · 2025Pooled it
- Post-ejaculatory thermal sensitivity of sperm performance in the high-altitude lizard Phymaturus extrilidus.Biology open · 2026Article
- Narrow thermal range restricts fertilization and early growth in the habitat-forming seaweed Durvillaea potatorum (Phaeophyceae)-Implications for aquaculture and climate resilience.Journal of phycology · 2026Article
- Impact of spring festival on pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing first embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Critical Impact of Sub- and Supraoptimal Temperatures on Male Fertility Potential of an Invasive Fruit Fly.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Vulnerability of amphibians to global warming.Nature · 2025Article
- Mechanisms underlining Kelp (Saccharina japonica) adaptation to relative high seawater temperature.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- Fertility loss and recovery dynamics after repeated heat stress across life stages in maleRoyal Society open science · 2024Article
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- Heat stress reveals a fertility debt owing to postcopulatory sexual selection.Evolution letters · 2024Article
- Chronic exposure to warm temperature causes low sperm abundance and quality in Drosophila melanogaster.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effects of inbreeding and elevated rearing temperatures on strategic sperm investment.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
- Short-term heat waves have long-term consequences for parents and offspring in stickleback.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Ongoing anthropogenic climate change has increased attention on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of thermal variation. Most research in this field has focused on the physiology and behavior of diploid whole organisms. The thermal performance of haploid gamete stages directly tied to reproductive success has received comparatively little attention, especially in the context of the evolutionary ecology of wild (i.e., not domesticated) organisms. Here, we review evidence for the effects of temperature on sperm phenotypes, emphasizing data from wild organisms whenever possible. We find that temperature effects on sperm are pervasive, and that above normal temperatures in particular are detrimental. That said, there is evidence that sperm traits can evolve adaptively in response to temperature change, and that adaptive phenotypic plasticity in sperm traits is also possible. We place results in the context of thermal performance curves, and encourage this framework to be used as a guide for experimental design to maximize ecological relevance as well as the comparability of results across studies. We also highlight gaps in our understanding of sperm thermal performance that require attention to more fully understand thermal adaptation and the consequences of global change.
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