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What is a species? Using DNA barcodes to identify species and determine insect responses to global warming

Author(s): Carlos Carlos Garcia-Robledo1, Erin Kuprewicz1

University of Connecticut

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Combining ecology, molecular tools and physiology, students investigate insect adaptation to temperatures along tropical mountains. Students integrate species concepts, DNA barcoding and thermal biology to assess organismal responses to global…

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Combining ecology, molecular tools and physiology, students investigate insect adaptation to temperatures along tropical mountains. Students integrate species concepts, DNA barcoding and thermal biology to assess organismal responses to global warming.
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