Thermal resistance and performance correlate with climate in populations of a widespread mosquito

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-81

  Vorhees, Ashley S ^a   Gray, Emilie M ^b   Bradley, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECTOTHERMY; HABITAT TYPE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METABOLISM; MOSQUITO; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CLIMATE; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; CALIFORNIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; CULEX; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CULEX TARSALIS;

EID: 84872300848     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668851     Document Type: Article

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