# Variation in temperature of peak trait performance constrains adaptation of arthropod populations to climatic warming

*PRI Rank #11 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Physiological and biochemical adaptations Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #11 |
| 18m citations | 26 |
| Journal | Nature Ecology & Evolution |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-023-02301-8 |
| Corresponding authors | Samraat Pawar, Paul J. Huxley, Lauren J. Cator |
| Institution | Imperial College London, United Kingdom |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Physiological and biochemical adaptations Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/physiological-and-biochemical-adaptations/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41559-023-02301-8](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02301-8)

## Topics

Thermal adaptation · Climate warming · arthropod populations · Temperature optimum · life-history traits · juvenile development · adult fecundity · juvenile mortality · adult mortality · Reproductive investment · life-history trade-offs · Thermal adaptation · adaptive capacity · Thermal performance curves · Latitudinal temperature gradients · Trait-based models · Evolutionary constraint

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