In:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, The Royal Society, Vol. 279, No. 1734 ( 2012-05-07), p. 1840-1846
Abstract:
The temperature size rule (TSR) is the tendency for ectotherms to develop faster but mature at smaller body sizes at higher temperatures. It can be explained by a simple model in which the rate of growth or biomass accumulation and the rate of development have different temperature dependence. The model accounts for both TSR and the less frequently observed reverse-TSR, predicts the fraction of energy allocated to maintenance and synthesis over the course of development, and also predicts that less total energy is expended when developing at warmer temperatures for TSR and vice versa for reverse-TSR. It has important implications for effects of climate change on ectothermic animals.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0962-8452
,
1471-2954
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2011.2000
Language:
English
Publisher:
The Royal Society
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1460975-7
detail.hit.zdb_id:
209242-6
SSG:
12
SSG:
25
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