EU268521_1 - Mecanismos que vinculan el estrés en las

Climate change poses significant challenges to wildlife, particularly during the early life stages of animals like amphibians. Adverse developmental conditions can impact survival rates. Understanding how amphibians cope with environmental stress is crucial for predicting population responses. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the AMPHISTRESS project investigates how early-life stress affects amphibians’ resilience to climate change. It explores the relationship between environmental change, behaviour, and stress physiology using an interdisciplinary approach. The project studies the impact of sub-optimal developmental conditions on hormone levels, oxidative stress, growth, and stress responsiveness in amphibian larvae. It also examines movement behaviour and develops models to understand how individual stress responses to climate change may affect population dynamics.