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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
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Lab Notes

Subterranean beetle speciation down under
December 20, 2020
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New study confirming splendid cave beetle isolation for...
November 14, 2020
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Extraordinarily pressure-tolerant beetle studied to...
October 25, 2020
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Body cuticle breathing in subterranean diving beetles
August 16, 2020
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Extraordinarily heat-tolerant beetles inspiring new...
July 4, 2020
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Off topic but irresistible: Cave beetle awed by riveting...
February 29, 2020
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~ 4 degrees Celsius is how low the cave beetle can still...
February 16, 2020
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30 degrees Celsius it is!
December 29, 2019
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Another larva: After 5 days at 26 degrees Celsius!
December 20, 2019
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Cave beetle surprises with offspring at 22 degrees Celsius
December 15, 2019
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Long term temperature tolerance raised to 18 degrees Celsius
November 30, 2019
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First 18 degrees Celsius cave beetle offspring!
October 10, 2019
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33 16 degrees Celsius cave beetles later
October 1, 2019
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Delighted to announce the first 16 degree Celsius cave...
July 27, 2019
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Cave beetle larva movie
June 16, 2019
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P. hirtus 1st larval instar exuvia annotated
June 16, 2019
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Cave beetle larvae invite for a new challenge question
June 8, 2019
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First sight of 16 degrees Celsius cave beetle larvae
June 2, 2019
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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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