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thermal performance curve: a standalone construct

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Physiological ecology

the curve describing how an ectotherm's performance rises with temperature to an optimum and then falls sharply.

In physiological ecology, thermal performance curve refers to the curve describing how an ectotherm's performance rises with temperature to an optimum and then falls sharply. This meaning comes from Huey (1979) in American Zoologist.[1]

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  1. Huey, R. B., & Stevenson, R. D. (1979). Integrating Thermal Physiology and Ecology of Ectotherms: A Discussion of Approaches. American Zoologist, 19(1), 357-366. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/19.1.357

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