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Interspecific Differences in Stressor Tolerance Drive Community-Level Changes in a Small Aquatic Ecosystem
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Interspecific Differences in Stressor Tolerance Drive Community-Level Changes in a Small Aquatic Ecosystem |
| Creator | Weathered, Jennifer M. |
| Description | The global human population is expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050 and an increase in food yield will be needed to provide for the future generations. Insects are among the biggest threats to food production and are therefore the subject of intense chemical control through the application of pesticides. The ability of insects to evolve resistance to pesticides after repeated use has been documented. However, how evolved responses affect individuals’ behaviors, their interactions with... |
| Date | 2020-05-01T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7730 info:doi/10.26076/b499-211f https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/etd/article/8871/viewcontent/WATSetd2020May_Weathered_Jennifer.pdf |
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| Source | All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023 |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@USU |
| Subject | community ecology stressor predator-prey pesticide adaptation Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
