Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

15 Aug, 03 PM - 07 Oct, 01 PM

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between oxygen availability along an altitudinal gradient and metabolic activity in populations of locally adapted willow leaf beetles (Chrysomela aeneicollis). I will collect willow leaf beetles at high (3,300m), mid (3,000m), and low (2,800m) elevation from the Bishop Creek Drainage and hold them in the laboratory at the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory (SNARL) for acclimation. Then I will measure their metabolic rates at high, mid and low elevation along the Bishop Creek road. The proposed project will help answer the question on how will low oxygen concentrations at high altitudes affect insects colonizing this environment during climate change. Understanding the plasticity of metabolic rates across elevations will provide insights into future biogeographic distributions relevant in conservation biology.

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Under Project # 35212 | Research

How do high altitude environments drive evolution of energy metabolism in insects?

graduate_student - University of California, Berkeley

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Kevin Roberts Aug 15 - 27, 2017 (13 days)
Makayla Arcara Aug 15 - 27, 2017 (13 days)
Andre Szejner Sigal Aug 23 - Oct 7, 2017 (46 days)

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