In all cases where relative phenology was affected by temperature, the number of days between butterfly emergence and plants reaching the flowering and fruiting stage decreased at higher temperatures.
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Apr 22, 2015 · In general, butterflies appeared to be well-synchronized with the majority of their host plant species across temperatures. In the most northern ...
Climate-driven changes in the relative phenologies of interacting species may potentially alter the outcome of species interactions.
Phenology and climate change. Phenology – seasonal timing of life history events – is an essential and at the same time easily observed trait of periodic ...
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Jan 9, 2015 · We review phenological changes of Swedish butterflies during the latest decades and explore potential climate effects on butterfly–host plant interactions.
Shorter flowering seasons and declining abundance of flower visitors in a warmer Arctic · Mechanisms influencing the growth, reproduction and mortality of two co ...
Temperature increases alter the development of insect herbivores more than their hosts, leading to insect–plant asynchronies (Dewar & Watt,; Pelini et al.,).
Feb 8, 2021 · Finally, butterflies may face divergent pressures while responding both to altered abiotic conditions and host plants that separately shift ...
Climate‐driven changes in the relative phenologies of interacting species may potentially alter the outcome of species interactions.
Apr 27, 2022 · The advancement of spring emergence due to increasing temperatures is the most frequently recorded phenological trend in butterflies [5,14,15].