A general rule for the dependence of developmental rate on temperature in ectothermic animals
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Comparative Study, Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
15252989
PubMed Central
PMC1810016
DOI
10.1098/rsbl.2003.0145
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Invertebrates growth & development MeSH
- Models, Biological * MeSH
- Time Factors MeSH
- Amphibians growth & development MeSH
- Regression Analysis MeSH
- Fishes growth & development MeSH
- Temperature * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Meta-Analysis MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Comparative Study MeSH
In animals that do not regulate their body temperature by the production of heat, the proportion of the total developmental time spent in a particular developmental stage does not change with temperature. In the quasi-linear region of the relationship between developmental rate and temperature, all of the developmental stages appear to have the same species-specific lower developmental threshold. This trait, which is called developmental isomorphy, constrains developmental adaptations of ectotherms to their environments and facilitates the precise timing of life-history events.
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