Aarhus University; Department of Biology – Zoophysiology; DK
Our collaboration with Prof. Johannes Overgaard focuses on the physiological and metabolic mechanisms underlying insect cold tolerance, seasonal acclimation, and thermal adaptation. By combining comparative physiology, experimental ecology, and metabolomics, we investigate how insects adjust their metabolism and cellular function in response to low-temperature stress across diverse taxa.
Our laboratory contributes high-resolution LC-MS–based metabolomic profiling and multivariate data analysis, enabling the identification of metabolic signatures associated with cold adaptation and overwintering strategies. This long-term collaboration provides integrative insights linking metabolism, physiology, and organismal performance, enhancing our understanding of thermal limits and climate resilience in insects.
Joint publications:
Moos M., et al. (2025) Journal of Experimental Biology 228 : jeb250076.
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250076
Bayley J.S., et al. (2020) American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 319: R439-R447.
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00068.2020.