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Basal cold but not heat tolerance constrains plasticity among Drosophila species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) by NYAMUKONDIWA, C., TERBLANCHE, J. S., MARSHALL, K. E., SINCLAIR, B. J.

“…Thermal tolerance and its plasticity are important for understanding ectotherm responses to climate change. However, it is unclear whether plasticity is…”
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Scaling of insect metabolic rate is inconsistent with the nutrient supply network model by CHOWN, S.L, MARAIS, E, TERBLANCHE, J.S, KLOK, C.J, LIGHTON, J.R.B, BLACKBURN, T.M

“…1. The nutrient supply network model of the metabolic theory of ecology predicts that metabolic rate scales as mass⁰·⁷⁵ at all hierarchical levels. 2. An…”
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Investigating population differentiation in a major African agricultural pest: evidence from geometric morphometrics and connectivity suggests high invasion potential by Karsten, M, P. Addison, B. Jansen van Vuuren, J. S. Terblanche

“…The distribution, spatial pattern and population dynamics of a species can be influenced by differences in the environment across its range. Spatial variation…”
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Testing the thermal melanism hypothesis: a macrophysiological approach by Clusella-Trullas, S, Terblanche, J.S, Blackburn, T.M, Chown, S.L

“…1. The thermal melanism hypothesis (TMH) predicts that dark (low skin reflectance) individuals are at an advantage in cool climates as they heat faster and…”
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Evolved variation in cold tolerance among populations of Eldana saccharina (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in South Africa by Kleynhans, E, Mitchell, K. A, Conlong, D. E, Terblanche, J. S

“…Among‐population variation in chill‐coma onset temperature (CTₘᵢₙ) is thought to reflect natural selection for local microclimatic conditions. However, few…”
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Detecting phylogenetic signal in mutualistic interaction networks using a Markov process model by Minoarivelo, H. O, Hui, C, Terblanche, J. S, Kosakovsky Pond, S. L, Scheffler, K

“…Ecological interaction networks, such as those describing the mutualistic interactions between plants and their pollinators or between plants and their…”
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Impacts of environmental variability on desiccation rate, plastic responses and population dynamics of Glossina pallidipes by Kleynhans, E, Clusella‐Trullas, S, Terblanche, J. S

“…Physiological responses to transient conditions may result in costly responses with little fitness benefits, and therefore, a trade‐off must exist between the…”
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Local adaptation for body color in Drosophila americana: commentary on Wittkopp et al by Clusella-Trullas, S, Terblanche, J S

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Physiological traits suggest limited diapause response in false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by Terblanche, J. S, Jager, Z, Boardman, L, Addison, P

“…The ability of a pest insect species to enter diapause, a physiological state of dormancy, has significant implications for population dynamics and pest…”
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Plasticity and cross‐tolerance to heterogeneous environments: divergent stress responses co‐evolved in an African fruit fly by Gotcha, N., Terblanche, J. S., Nyamukondiwa, C.

“…Plastic adjustments of physiological tolerance to a particular stressor can result in fitness benefits for resistance that might manifest not only in that same…”
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Allometric scaling of maximum metabolic rate: the influence of temperature by White, C. R., Terblanche, J. S., Kabat, A. P., Blackburn, T. M., Chown, S. L., Butler, P. J.

“…1. Maximum aerobic metabolic rate, measured in terms of rate of oxygen consumption during exercise ( [graphic removed] ), is well known to scale to body mass…”
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Predicted decrease in global climate suitability masks regional complexity of invasive fruit fly species response to climate change by Hill, M. P., Bertelsmeier, C., Clusella-Trullas, S., Garnas, J., Robertson, M. P., Terblanche, J. S.

“…Climate change affects the rate of insect invasions as well as the abundance, distribution and impacts of such invasions on a global scale. Among the principal…”
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Critical thermal limits and their responses to acclimation in two sub-Antarctic spiders: Myro kerguelenensis and Prinerigone vagans by Jumbam, K. R., Terblanche, J. S., Deere, J. A., Somers, M. J., Chown, S. L.

“…Despite the relative richness of spider species across the Southern Ocean islands remarkably little information is available on their biology. Here, the…”
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Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance, locomotion performance and respiratory metabolism in Acheta domesticus L. (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) by Lachenicht, M.W., Clusella-Trullas, S., Boardman, L., Le Roux, C., Terblanche, J.S.

“…The effects of acclimation temperature on insect thermal performance curves are generally poorly understood but significant for understanding responses to…”
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Metabolic rate variation in Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae): gender, ageing and repeatability by Terblanche, J.S, Klok, C.J, Chown, S.L

“…Despite the importance of metabolic rate in determining flight time of tsetse and in mediating the influence of abiotic variables on life history parameters…”
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Phenotypic plasticity of desiccation resistance in Glossina puparia: are there ecotype constraints on acclimation responses? by TERBLANCHE, J. S., KLEYNHANS, E.

“…Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to cope with environmental variation and may aid in the evolution of novel traits. However, whether phenotypic…”
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Sexual dimorphism and physiological correlates of horn length in a South African isopod crustacean by Glazier, D. S., Clusella-Trullas, S., Terblanche, J. S.

“…Although isopod crustaceans frequently show sexual dimorphism in body size, sexual differences in other non‐reproductive (secondary sexual) traits have been…”
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Low-temperature tolerance of false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in South Africa by Stotter, R.L., Terblanche, J.S.

“…(1) The low-temperature tolerance of false codling moth (FCM) Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a significant aspect of this…”
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Population dynamics of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): application of a biophysical model to understand phenological variation in an agricultural pest by Kleynhans, E, Barton, M G, Conlong, D E, Terblanche, J S

“…Understanding pest population dynamics and seasonal phenology is a critical component of modern integrated pest-management programs. Accurate forecasting…”
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Propagule pressure helps overcome adverse environmental conditions during population establishment by Saccaggi, D.L., Wilson, J.R.U., Terblanche, J.S.

“…The establishment success of a population is a function of abiotic and biotic factors and introduction dynamics. Understanding how these factors interact has…”
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