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thermal developmental advantage — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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thermal developmental advantage

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on thermal developmental advantage with 25 nodes and 97 connections. Top connected: Gothic, Crested Butte, Engelmann Spruce, Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra, Lepidoptera.

Definition

Developmental benefit gained from egg clusters oriented to intercept morning sun due to enhanced thermal conditions

Related Terms (1)

morning sun orientation advantage

Publications (1)

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

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thermal developmental advantage

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Definition

Related Terms (1)

Publications (1)

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

Related Concepts (4)

climatological variability

environmental heterogeneity hypothesis

oviposition behavior

preference-performance hypothesis

Frequently Associated Species

Engelmann Spruce

Drosophila melanogaster

Euphydryas gillettii

Cardamine cordifolia

Lepidoptera

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Salix brachycarpa

Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

tent caterpillar

Caterpillars