Butterflies and climate change /
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| Author / Creator: | Dennis, Roger L. H. |
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| Imprint: | Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, c1993. |
| Description: | xv, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1705155 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Atmospheric systems and butterfly biology. 1.1. Determinants and components of weather and climate. 1.2. Atmospheric influences on butterfly biology
- 2. Climate, butterfly populations and distributions. 2.1. Life history strategies. 2.2. Atmospheric influences on butterfly populations. 2.3. Climate, species diversity and distributions
- 3. Morphological adaptations to climatic gradients. 3.1. Determinants of butterfly wing morphology. 3.2. Climatic correlates of global diversity in adult morphology. 3.3. Climate and microevolution of adult morphology. 3.4. Climate and temporal variation in wing morphology
- 4. Past climates and evolutionary history. 4.1. Climate and distribution changes in recent history. 4.2. Climate and environment in prehistory. 4.3. Biogeographical inferences of climatic changes. 4.4. Adaptations to palaeoclimates
- 5. Future atmospheric changes and butterfly populations: predictions and consequences. 5.1. Greenhouse gases and environmental changes. 5.2. Predicted atmospheric changes and butterfly biology. 5.3. The regional impact of enhanced greenhouse conditions on butterfly biogeography. 5.4. Topics for future research.
