Microgeographic differentiation in thermal performance curves between rural and urban populations of an aquatic insect.
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SUBMITTER: Tuzun N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680628 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
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Microgeographic differentiation in thermal performance curves between rural and urban populations of an aquatic insect.
Tüzün Nedim N Op de Beeck Lin L Brans Kristien I KI Janssens Lizanne L Stoks Robby R
Evolutionary applications 20170802 10
The rapidly increasing rate of urbanization has a major impact on the ecology and evolution of species. While increased temperatures are a key aspect of urbanization ("urban heat islands"), we have very limited knowledge whether this generates differentiation in thermal responses between rural and urban populations. In a common garden experiment, we compared the thermal performance curves (TPCs) for growth rate and mortality in larvae of the damselfly <i>Coenagrion puella</i> from three urban an ...[more]
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