Locomotion and mobility have been studied extensively in Drosophila melanogaster but less is known about the locomotor capacity of other Drosophila species, while the response to chronic exercise in other species has yet to be examined. We have shown that adult male D. melanogaster adapt to exercise training with improved running endurance, climbing speed, and flight ability compared to unexercised flies. Here, we examine base...

The impacts of global warming on aquatic ecosystems are expected to be most pronounced at higher trophic levels in cold­water environments. Therefore, we hypothesized that warming of fishless alpine ponds would suppress large‐bodied consumers (e.g., cladocerans, copepods) and stimulate fast‐growing microorganisms (e.g., phytoflagellates, rotifers), thereby altering the community composition and total abundance of zooplankton a...