Temperature and genetic effects on Oncorhynchus mykiss physiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
2026
The study of temperature effects on fitness-related traits, such as predator avoidance behavior, is increasingly relevant in an ever-warming world. Current models of anthropogenic climate change predict a roughly 5-degree increase in global temperatures over the next hundred years Understanding the effects that changes such as this will have on organisms, both at an ecological and physiological level, is crucial to maintaining species' integrity and overall levels of biodiversity. Aquatic ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to such temperature changes because of their relatively thermoconformic properties . Acute temperature stress in animals is frequently studied in a lab setting, but high temperature exposure in the laboratory is generally limited to hours or only a few days. Gaps remain in knowledge about the effect of long-term high temperature exposure on variation in various phenotypic traits.
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- Temperature and genetic effects on Oncorhynchus mykiss physiology
- Erin McGarry Wiese
- Patrick A Carter (Advisor)Gary H Thorgaard (Committee Member)Michael P Phelps (Committee Member)Heather E Watts (Committee Member)
- Washington State University
- School of Biological Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
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- 99901394104501842
- English
- Dissertation