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Upslope migration is slower in insects that depend on metabolically demanding flight

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  • Michael P. Moore

    (University of Colorado Denver)

  • Jesse Shaich

    (University of Colorado Denver)

  • James T. Stroud

    (Georgia Institute of Technology
    Washington University in St. Louis)

Abstract

Climate change is forcing species to migrate to cooler temperatures at higher elevations, yet many taxa are dispersing slower than necessary. One yet-to-be-tested explanation for inadequate migration rates is that high-elevation environments pose physiological barriers to dispersal, particularly in species with high metabolic demands. By synthesizing across >800 species, we find evidence for metabolic constraints: upslope migration is slower in insects that rely on nature’s most expensive locomotor strategy—flight.

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  • Michael P. Moore & Jesse Shaich & James T. Stroud, 2023. "Upslope migration is slower in insects that depend on metabolically demanding flight," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 13(10), pages 1063-1066, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:13:y:2023:i:10:d:10.1038_s41558-023-01794-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01794-2
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