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Exploring the temperature tolerance of a cave beetle

By Markus Friedrich
Backed by Qing Luan, Jason Caravas, Jeffery Jones, Adriana Briscoe, Riyue Bao, Andrew Tomlinson, Zhenyi Liu, Julie Lesnik, Elke Buschbeck, Aleksandar Popadic, and 88 other backers
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
BiologyEcology
DOI: 10.18258/8137
Grant: Groundwater and Caves
$4,722
Raised of $4,000 Goal
118%
Funded on 12/02/16
Successfully Funded
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  • 118%
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Lab Notes

P. hirtus’ upper temperature tolerance limit revealed: 26...
May 5, 2019
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2019 Cave beetle talk at Western Michigan University...
March 24, 2019
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Waiting for the right temperature to answer the hot question
March 16, 2019
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Raising a hot question
January 28, 2019
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Ptomaphagus hirtus now at least 5 million years old
January 8, 2019
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2017 Cave beetle talk at Ferris State University
November 3, 2017
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2017 Circadian Clock Nobel Konopka Correction
October 5, 2017
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2017 Nobel prize honors the discovery of the circadian...
October 2, 2017
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September 2017 field collection completed
September 25, 2017
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Sonya is presenting a poster on P. hirtus circadian...
September 23, 2017
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September 2017 cave beetle field collection travelogue
September 23, 2017
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Progress report 2: An undergraduate research award to...
May 26, 2017
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Progress report 1: We are in possession of a Precision...
May 26, 2017
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November 28, 2016
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The cave beetle says thank you!
November 28, 2016
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