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Effects of ambient and preceding temperatures and metabolic genes on flight metabolism in the Glanville fritillary butterfly.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Feb 2016
Wong Swee Chong, Oksanen Alma, Mattila Anniina L K, Lehtonen Rainer, Niitepõld Kristjan, Hanski Ilkka
Abstract excerpt
Flight is essential for foraging, mate searching and dispersal in many insects, but flight metabolism in ectotherms is strongly constrained by temperature. Thermal conditions vary greatly in natural populations and may hence restrict fitness-related activities. Working on the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), we studied the effects of temperature experienced during the first 2 days of adult life...
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