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CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages 49-54Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.07.002
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Insect phenologies are changing in response to climate warming. Shifts toward earlier seasonal activity are widespread; however, responses of insect phenology to warming are often more complex. Many species have prolonged their activity periods; others have shown delays. Furthermore, because of interspecific differences in temperature sensitivity, warming can increase or decrease synchronization between insects and their food plants and natural enemies. Here, I review recent findings in three areas - shifts in phenology, changes in voltinism, and altered species interactions - and highlight counterintuitive responses to warming caused by the particularities of insect life cycles. Throughout, I emphasize how an appreciation of the evolutionary processes shaping insect life histories is necessary to forecast changes in insect phenology and their demographic consequences.
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