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Fenotypová plasticita vybraných druhů vodního hmyzu / Phenotypic plasticity of selected species of aquatic insects

Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of the single genotype to pruduce multiple phenotypes in response to evironmental conditions. There are many factors affecting phenotypic plasticity. The aim of this thesis is to summarize the current knowledge of phenotypic plasticity of aquatic insects with emphasis on the role of temperature and food availability. The review is complemented by a laboratory experiments designed to investigate the effect of temperature and food availability on growth and development rate of diving beetle Acilius canaliculatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). The results are discussed in the light of the ecological concepts of temperature-size rule and developmental isomorphy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:173094
Date January 2014
CreatorsDUDOVÁ, Pavla
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

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