Eur. J. Entomol. 117: 93-100, 2020 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2020.010

Increased duration of extreme thermal events negatively affects cold acclimation ability in a high-latitude, freshwater ectotherm (Ischnura elegans; Odonata: Coenagrionidae)Original article

Lesley A. SMITH, Lesley T. LANCASTER
Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, The University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building Tillydrone Ave, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK; e-mails: lesley.smith.13@aberdeen.ac.uk, lesleylancaster@abdn.ac.uk

Instances of heat waves and cold snaps are becoming more frequent and of increasing duration worldwide. It is well established that short exposure to high or low-temperatures, such as during extreme weather events, often results in adaptive (acclimation/hardening) or maladaptive plastic changes in tolerance of organisms to subsequent thermal stressors. However, little information is available about how the duration of a prior stressful thermal event mediates future organismal thermal responses. Understanding durational effects of thermal conditioning can help predict ectothermic survival in response to novel extreme weather patterns.

Keywords: Odonata, Coenagrionidae, Ischnura elegans, damselflies, climate change, thermal niche variability, thermal tolerance, acclimation

Received: June 19, 2019; Revised: February 5, 2020; Accepted: February 5, 2020; Published online: February 17, 2020  Show citation

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SMITH, L.A., & LANCASTER, L.T. (2020). Increased duration of extreme thermal events negatively affects cold acclimation ability in a high-latitude, freshwater ectotherm (Ischnura elegans; Odonata: Coenagrionidae). EJE, 117, Article 93-100. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2020.010
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