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Relation of Temperature to the Duration of the Development of Insects

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THE relationship between temperature and the mean hatching time of eggs is of the same pattern for most insect species. The mean hatching time decreases as the temperature increases until the so-called peak temperature is reached; this is the temperature at which the mean hatching time attains its minimal value. At temperatures above the peak, the observed mean hatching time increases with increasing temperature.

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MOUNTFORD, M. Relation of Temperature to the Duration of the Development of Insects. Nature 211, 993–994 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211993a0

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