Is developmental rate polymorphism constant? Influence of temperature on the occurrence and constancy of slow and fast development in Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

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Temperature plays an important role in different biological activities of organisms. The relationship between temperature and insect development has long been recognized as an important environmental parameter in modeling insect population dynamics. Although few studies have investigated the existence of developmental rate polymorphism within a cohort, the role of abiotic and biotic factors on such developmental...

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