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preference-performance hypothesis

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on preference-performance hypothesis with 69 nodes and 141 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, Engelmann Spruce, Colorado East River Valley.

Definition

Hypothesis that female herbivorous insects determine where to position offspring of low mobility by selecting sites that maximize development and survival of those offspring

Publications (3)

The Effects of Nest-Site Selection and Microclimate on Nest Survival in Sparrows of High Elevation

Why do vulnerable mayflies thrive in trout streams?

2011American Entomologist

Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity

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oviposition behavior

process2 shared papers

climatological variability

phenomenon1 shared paper

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

environmental heterogeneity hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

nesting preferences

phenomenon1 shared paper

recruitment limitation

hypothesis1 shared paper

hydro-geomorphological constraints

process1 shared paper

thermal developmental advantage

phenomenon1 shared paper

nest thermoregulation

process1 shared paper

Chick survival rates

measurement1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae2 papers

Lepidoptera

Salix brachycarpa

Salicaceae2 papers

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Salicaceae2 papers

Aedes aegypti

Culicidae1 paper

Drosophila melanogaster

Drosophilidae1 paper

Cardamine cordifolia

Brassicaceae1 paper

Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Baetis bicaudatus

Baetidae1 paper

Coleoptera

Liaoximordellidae1 paper