Thermodynamics constrains the evolution of insect population growth rates: "Warmer is better"

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 512-520

  Frazier, M R ^a   Huey, Raymond B ^a   Berrigan, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectotherm; Intrinsic rate of increase; Optimal temperature; Physiological adaptation; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; INSECT; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSECT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33750067984     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506977     Document Type: Article

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