To predict responses to climate change, physiological ecologists

must understand the patterns of thermal variation and the

mechanisms by which animals cope with this variation (Burroughs
2007; Angilletta 2009; Chown et al. 2010; Cooper et al.
2010; Dillon et al. 2010). Anthropogenic impacts on the earths
climate will likely increase the frequency of extremely high
temperatures in certain regions (Solomon et al. 2008). Many
organisms are expected to suffer a decrement in fitness
(Deutsch et al. 2008; Sinervo et al. 2010), but some may preserve
their performance through behavioral and physiological
responses