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

Michael P. Moore (), Jesse Shaich and James T. Stroud
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Michael P. Moore: University of Colorado Denver
Jesse Shaich: University of Colorado Denver
James T. Stroud: Georgia Institute of Technology

Nature Climate Change, 2023, vol. 13, issue 10, 1063-1066

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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