Essays about: "Ectotherm"

Found 1 essay containing the word Ectotherm.

  1. 1. The temperature dependence of ectotherm consumption

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Sven Norman; [2012]
    Keywords : Meta-analysis; Ectotherm; Consumption rate; Temperature; Response curve;

    Abstract : The effect of temperature on predator and herbivore consumption is an important factor for predicting the effects of climate warming on ecosystems. The Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) describes the temperature dependence of biological and ecological rates and states that metabolism is the fundamental biological mechanism that governs most observed patterns in ecology. READ MORE