From Molecules to Whole Organisms: Insect Responses to Climate Change

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Emily Mikucki, PhD ('13) will be joining us virtually as part or our Alumni Series to discuss Insect Responses to Climate Change.

“Global atmospheric temperatures are rising at accelerated rates, exposing organisms to novel and potentially unsuitable changes in their environment. In order to survive changes in their thermal environments, organisms can employ physiological plasticity on short time scales or species can adapt over evolutionary time. Species may utilize one or both of these strategies to ensure survival; however, if they are incapable of responding to change, they may face extinction. Insect species may be some of the most vulnerable organisms experiencing climate change-induced alterations in their thermal environments because, as ectotherms, temperature influences nearly all of their physiological processes.”

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