Age-Dependent Developmental Response to Temperature: An Examination of the Rarely Tested Phenomenon in Two Species (Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) and Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata))

The pervading paradigm in insect phenology models is that the response to a given temperature does not vary within a life stage. The developmental rate functions that have been developed for general use, or for specific insects, have for the most part been temperature-dependent but not age-dependent...

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Main Author: David R. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/2/41