Wednesday 24 September 2014

Insects' fear limits boost from climate change

FLORA AND FAUNA
Insects' fear limits boost from climate change
Hanover NH (SPX) Sep 24, 2014 - Scientists often measure the effects of temperature on insects to predict how climate change will affect their distribution and abundance, but a Dartmouth study shows for the first time that insects' fear of their predators, in addition to temperature, ultimately limits how fast they grow. "In other words, it's less about temperature and more about the overall environmental conditions that ... more


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