The influence of diurnal temperature variation on degree-day accumulation and insect life history.

Ectotherms, such as insects, experience non-constant temperatures in nature. Daily mean temperatures can be derived from the daily maximum and minimum temperatures. However, the converse is not true and environments with the same mean temperature can exhibit very different diurnal temperate ranges....

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Main Authors: Shi Chen, Shelby J Fleischer, Michael C Saunders, Matthew B Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120772