The impacts of heat-wave conditions on reproduction in a model insect, Tribolium castaneum

Climate change will increase the frequency, intensity and duration of weather extremes including heat-waves, which could have important consequences for biodiversity. This thesis examines the direct influences of thermal stress associated with heat-wave conditions on reproduction in a model insect i...

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Main Author: Dickinson, Matthew
Published: University of East Anglia 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.753897