New paper in Global Change Biology!

A majestic view of the Teton mountains from the research station on Jackson Lake

Our paper linking thermal tolerance to gene expression in glacial meltwater stoneflies from the Grand Tetons recently got published in Global Change Biology! This was a co-led project will collaborator Scott Hotaling as well as a fantastic team of scientists studying meltwater stoneflies in the Rockies. Two lines of evidence suggest that Lednia tetonica may not be as much of a cold stenotherm as previously thought. First. they can handle some relatively warm temperatures in the short-term, and second, when in cold water, they produce heat shock proteins (which also indicate stress). ur challenge is now to understand why they are only found in extremely cold water and not elsewhere.