BIOL 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sockeye Salmon, Ectotherm, Homeostasis

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIOL 313
• Professor: Kyla Flanagan

Document Summary

P h ys io lo g ic a l ec o lo g y p a rt 2. Ecological imp lications of thermal p erformance curves. The re is ofte n a ve ry na rrow ra nge of te mpe ra ture s ove r which s pe cie s pe rform optima lly. Te mpe ra ture ca n a ffe ct a n orga nis m in a numbe r of wa ys : How fa s t the y grow. How ma ny offs pring the y ca n ha ve (a lloca tion of re s ource s ) How fa s t the y run/s wim/fly. How we ll the y a void pre da tors (s low vs fa s t moving) Whe re a n orga nis m ca n be found s pa tia lly/te mpora lly on a ge ogra phic s ca le.