A protocol to assess insect resistance to heat waves, applied to bumblebees (Bombus Latreille, 1802).

Insect decline results from numerous interacting factors including climate change. One of the major phenomena related to climate change is the increase of the frequency of extreme events such as heat waves. Since heat waves are suspected to dramatically increase insect mortality, there is an urgent...

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Main Authors: Baptiste Martinet, Thomas Lecocq, Jérémy Smet, Pierre Rasmont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349635?pdf=render