Fig. 2. Median observed rates of plasticity
(λE ) in temperature tolerance for different
classes of ectotherms animals. Data used represent calculated mean
observed values for each species. Boxes represent the
25th and 75th percentiles, and
whiskers represent 1.5 inter-quartile range from the box. Estimates
obtained from a linear mixed effect model that controls for random
effects as well as acclimation temperature and the slope of the
estimated exponential decay function at the final measurement are given
in Table 2.