Does thermal variability experienced at the egg stage influence life history traits across life cycle stages in a small invertebrate?

Although effects of thermal stability on eggs have often been considered in vertebrates, there is little data thermal stability in insect eggs even though these eggs are often exposed in nature to widely fluctuating ambient conditions. The modularity of development in invertebrates might lead to com...

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Main Authors: Kun Xing, Ary A Hoffmann, Chun-Sen Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4049819?pdf=render