A brief historical essay is presented on the leading Russian scientific school plant environmental physiology, which has for over 60 years been studying issues of adaptation to adverse factors (low and high temperatures, excessive lighting, heavy metals, etc.). The tells about main sources prerequisites its foundation, development this key results achievements since 1970. most important among l...

Global warming is a significant threat to the sustainability and profitability of dairy sector, not only in tropical or subtropical regions but also temperate zones where extreme summer temperatures have become new challenging reality. Prolonged exposure cows high compromises animal welfare, increases morbidity, suppresses fertility, resulting devastating economic losses for farmers. To counter...

The sublethal effects of high predation risk on both prey behavior and physiology may have long-term consequences for prey population dynamics. We tested the hypothesis that snowshoe hares during the population decline are chronically stressed because of high predation risk whereas those during the population low are not, and that this has negative effects on both their physiology and demograph...