Energetics of vertical migration in Chaoborus trivittatus larvae

One of the recent theories for the adaptive value of vertical migration (McLaren 1963) states that migrants gain an energetic advantage over non-migrants because by alternating between areas of high and low temperatures they are able to partition energy into growth more efficiently than non-migrants...

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Main Author: Swift, Michael Crane
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19163