Journal of Experimental Biology

ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career researchers (ECRs) working in experimental biology duri…

ABSTRACTDespite the potential for temporally dependent relationships between trait values and fitness (e.g. as juveniles approach life-stage transitions such as fledging), how developmental stage affects canalization (a measure of robustness to environ…

ABSTRACTThe regulation of ionic, osmotic and acid–base (IOAB) conditions in biological fluids is among the most fundamental functions in all organisms; being surrounded by water uniquely shapes the IOAB regulatory strategies of water-breathing animals….

ABSTRACTThe physiological mechanisms that limit thermal tolerance are broadly relevant to comparative biology and global change. Species differences in macromolecular stability play important roles in evolved patterns of heat tolerance, but other mecha…

ABSTRACTDiving is central to the foraging strategies of many marine mammals and seabirds. Still, the effect of dive depth on foraging cost remains elusive because energy expenditure is difficult to measure at fine temporal scales in wild animals. We us…