Simulating effects of climate change under direct and diapause development in a butterfly
| Autor: | Fajes Karajoli, Michael Klockmann, Klaus Fischer, Uta Schröder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology Global warming Biodiversity Climate change Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Extreme weather Lycaena tityrus Effects of global warming Insect Science Ectotherm Temperate climate Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 158:60-68 |
| ISSN: | 0013-8703 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/eea.12380 |
| Popis: | Temperature is one of the most important ecological factors affecting species survival and distributions. Therefore, global climate change, involving increases in mean surface temperature and the occurrence of extreme weather events, may pose a substantial challenge to biodiversity. Whereas tropical ectotherms are believed to be very sensitive to climate change, temperate-zone species may actually benefit from higher temperatures. However, as in temperate zones large parts of the year are unsuitable for growth and reproduction, seasonal time constraints may complicate matters. Against this background we here investigate the impact of simulated climate change, involving increased mean temperatures and heat waves, across developmental pathways of the butterfly Lycaena tityrus (Poda) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Increased temperatures speeded up development but decreased pupal mass as expected. However, we found no evidence for detrimental effects of increased temperatures or even simulated heat waves. Furthermore, patterns did not differ between indirectly and directly developing individuals, which are assumed to be more time constrained. Our findings support the notion that not all species will be detrimentally affected by climate change, and suggest that species attributes may be more important than potential time constraints imposed by different developmental pathways. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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