Journal of Thermal Biology

Environment, Evolution and Medicine

The Journal of Thermal Biology aims to publish articles that advance our knowledge of how temperature influences humans and animals. The principal focus of the journal concerns mechanisms and adaptations of organisms related to their thermal biology, from the cellular to the organismal level. The main themes of the journal are:

• thermal limitation, heat and cold injury, and the resistance of organisms to extremes of temperature
• acclimation, acclimatization and evolutionary adaptation to temperature
• mechanisms underlying the patterns of hibernation, torpor, dormancy, aestivation and diapause
• processes that underpin the influence of temperature on reproduction and development, growth, ageing and life-span
• modelling heat transfer between organisms and their environment
• contributions of temperature to the effects of climate change on humans and animals
• studies of conservation biology and physiology related to temperature
• behavioural and physiological regulation of body temperature including its pathophysiology, fever and response to stress
• medical applications of hypo- and hyperthermia
• development of techniques for measuring thermal responses of humans and animals.

Article types:
• Original articles
• Review articles
• Forum articles