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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Thermal performance curves"”.
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Modeling Arthropod Traits in a Bayesian Framework
… have been able to model this relationship using thermal performance curves (TPCs), or curves that quantify how an organism's performance changes as a function of temperature. However, most thermal analyses have focused on finding the ``best" TPC equation, often overlooking other key …
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The Effects of Temperature on the Growth and Competition of Phytoplankton
… of isolated algae species to changes in their thermal environment. Focus lay on whether thermal adaptations could occur when culturing algae for extended periods of time at elevated temperatures. My results showed that warming does not necessarily lead to thermal adaptation and that the …
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The direct implications of warming on the phenotype and underlying functional traits of marine phytoplankton
… over environmental gradients. I quantified the thermal performance curves (TPCs) of FTs in representative species from two laboratory-cultured phytoplankton functional types to understand trade-offs associated with thermal acclimation and adaptation. To assess whether these laboratory-based …
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Local Adaptation Signatures in Thermal Performance of the Temperate Coral Astrangia poculata
… (F<sub>v</sub>/F<sub>m</sub>) were measured. Thermal performance curves (TPCs) of respiration revealed differences consistent with local adaptation of the RI and VA populations to their natal thermal environments. RI corals exhibited higher respiration rates overall, and higher respiration at …
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Constraints on the adaptive potential of ectotherms to climate change
… climate change is rapidly altering global thermal regimes. While these shifts threaten all biodiversity, ectothermic organisms are particularly at risk because their physiological functions rely heavily on temperature. While rapid evolutionary adaptation has been proposed as a potential …
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Computer vision enabled approaches to predicting responses to fluctuating temperatures in aquatic embryos
… climate change continues to rapidly alter the thermal regimes of these environments. Early developmental stages are often the most thermally sensitive life stage, and thus can drive a species’ vulnerability to climate change. Our current understanding of the effects of fluctuating temperatures …
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Integrating thermoelectric power generation operations with aquatic ecosystem sustainability
… for cooling purposes. This process can cause thermal pollution in waterways, adversely affecting aquatic ecosystems. Incorporating biology into the energy-water nexus can aid decision-makers in identifying tradeoffs and more effectively assessing and managing aquatic ecosystems. The central …
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Measuring and modeling the effects of temperature on the amphibian chytrid fungus and assessing amphibian skin bacterial communities
… the effects of varying temperature on organisms' performance or trait rates. In Chapter 2, I sampled bacterial communities on ranid tadpoles and three ranid frog species at Mianus River Gorge Preserve in Bedford, New York, USA. I found that tadpoles had significantly different bacterial alpha …