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VOL. 8, ISSUE 12 (2023)
Susceptibility of Drosophilids in response to climate change
Authors
Aditya Moktan Tamang, Rajesh Kumar Ojha, Gurusharan Nagesh, Suman Dahal, Mahesh Kumar
Abstract
This review examines the
impact of global warming in different Drosophilid species and other
ectotherms. Global warming has been a hot topic since the rapid rise in average
surface temperature of the earth over the last 3 – 4 decades. This rise in
temperature/global warming is likely to have a major impact on all organisms
living in earth’s surface area. Ecothermic organisms like Drosophilids
are likely to get more affect by this phenomenon. The effect of temperature on Drosophilids
will be both genotypic and phenotypic. Phenotypic effects of temperature will
lead to changes like melanisation pattern, shift in boundaries of species and change
in phenology. Genotypic effects of temperature are also reported in recent
studies which lead to chromosomal inversion polymorphisms in Drosophilids.
Hence, many species which responds to change in temperature can be used as a
good indicator to understand the impact of global warming and its effect on
ectotherms surviving in various anthropogenic stressful environmental
conditions. Such studies will also help us to establish better ecosystem
conservation policies and might also change our research priorities in future.
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Pages:4-10
How to cite this article:
Aditya Moktan Tamang, Rajesh Kumar Ojha, Gurusharan Nagesh, Suman Dahal, Mahesh Kumar "Susceptibility of <i>Drosophilids </i>in response to climate change". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 12, 2023, Pages 4-10
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