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Susana Clusella-Trullas

Susana Clusella-Trullas

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
7219
World Ranking
6790
National Ranking
79

Overview

Susana Clusella-Trullas is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa and specializes in Environmental Science with a strong focus on Ecology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Genetics.

Their work addresses various scientific topics related to species distribution and climate change, physiological and biochemical adaptations, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, amphibian and reptile biology, animal behavior and reproduction, avian ecology and behavior, and broader plant and animal studies.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth (2021, Nature Communications)
  • How useful are thermal vulnerability indices? (2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • The evolution of insect body coloration under changing climates (2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science)
  • Sex-specific effects of wind on the flight decisions of a sexually dimorphic soaring bird (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • Geographical bias in physiological data limits predictions of global change impacts (2021, Functional Ecology)

Susana Clusella-Trullas often collaborates with several researchers, including Rocío Joo, Samantha C. Patrick, Mathieu Basille, Jelle Assink, and Jeffrey N. Zeyl.

Their publications appear frequently in venues such as Functional Ecology, Conservation Physiology, Research Square, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Upper thermal limits in terrestrial ectotherms: how constrained are they?

    Ary A Hoffmann;Steven Loudon Chown;Steven Loudon Chown;Susana Clusella-Trullas

  • Critical thermal limits depend on methodological context

    John S Terblanche;Jacques A Deere;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Charlene Janion

  • Climatic predictors of temperature performance curve parameters in ectotherms imply complex responses to climate change.

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;Tim M Blackburn;Steven Loudon Chown

  • The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

    Helen E. Roy;Pëter M.J. Brown;Tim Adriaens;Nick Berkvens

  • Macrophysiology: A Conceptual Reunification

    Kevin J. Gaston;Steven L. Chown;Piero Calosi;Joseph Bernardo

  • Thermal tolerance patterns across latitude and elevation.

    Jennifer Sunday;Joanne M Bennett;Piero Calosi;Susana Clusella-Trullas

  • The evolution of critical thermal limits of life on Earth

    Joanne M. Bennett;Jennifer Sunday;Piero Calosi;Fabricio Villalobos

  • GlobTherm, a global database on thermal tolerances for aquatic and terrestrial organisms

    Joanne M. Bennett;Piero Calosi;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Brezo Martínez

  • Testing the thermal melanism hypothesis: a macrophysiological approach

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;John S Terblanche;Tim M Blackburn;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Thermal consequences of colour and near-infrared reflectance.

    Devi Stuart-Fox;Elizabeth Newton;Susana Clusella-Trullas

  • Lizard thermal trait variation at multiple scales: a review

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Thermal tolerance in a south-east African population of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes (Diptera, Glossinidae): Implications for forecasting climate change impacts

    John S Terblanche;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Jacques A Deere;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance, locomotion performance and respiratory metabolism in Acheta domesticus L. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

    M.W. Lachenicht;S. Clusella-Trullas;L. Boardman;C. Le Roux

  • Thermal benefits of melanism in cordylid lizards: a theoretical and field test

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Johannes H. van Wyk;James R. Spotila

  • How useful are thermal vulnerability indices

    Susana Clusella-Trullas;Raquel A. Garcia;John S. Terblanche;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • The effects of acclimation and rates of temperature change on critical thermal limits in Tenebrio molitor (Tenebrionidae) and Cyrtobagous salviniae (Curculionidae)

    Jessica L Allen;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Steven Loudon Chown

  • Navigating through the r packages for movement

    Rocío Joo;Matthew E. Boone;Thomas A. Clay;Samantha C. Patrick

  • Directional evolution of the slope of the metabolic rate-temperature relationship is correlated with climate.

    John S Terblanche;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Jacques A Deere;Bettine Jansen van Vuuren

  • Range expansions across ecoregions: interactions of climate change, physiology and genetic diversity.

    Marc Rius;Marc Rius;Marc Rius;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Christopher D. McQuaid;René A. Navarro

  • Lizards paid a greater opportunity cost to thermoregulate in a less heterogeneous environment

    Christine H. Basson;Ofir Levy;Michael J. Angilletta;Susana Clusella‐Trullas

  • Opportunities for behavioral rescue under rapid environmental change.

    Samuel B. Fey;David A. Vasseur;Karla Alujević;Kristy J. Kroeker

  • Synthesis Macrophysiology: A Conceptual Reunification

    Kevin J. Gaston;Steven L. Chown;Piero Calosi;Joseph Bernardo

Frequent Co-Authors

John Terblanche
John Terblanche Stellenbosch University
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Cang Hui
Cang Hui Stellenbosch University
Piero Calosi
Piero Calosi Université du Québec à Rimouski
Samantha C. Patrick
Samantha C. Patrick University of Liverpool
Jennifer M. Sunday
Jennifer M. Sunday McGill University
Douglas S. Glazier
Douglas S. Glazier Juniata College
Miguel B. Araújo
Miguel B. Araújo University of Évora
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Thomas Guillemaud
Thomas Guillemaud Université Côte d'Azur

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