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Exploring the temperature tolerance of a cave beetle

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

Lab Notes

First 18 degrees Celsius cave beetle offspring!
October 10, 2019
  • 1
  • 9
  • 301
33 16 degrees Celsius cave beetles later
October 1, 2019
  • 0
  • 5
  • 380
Delighted to announce the first 16 degree Celsius cave...
July 27, 2019
  • 0
  • 8
  • 297
Cave beetle larva movie
June 16, 2019
  • 2
  • 4
  • 272
P. hirtus 1st larval instar exuvia annotated
June 16, 2019
  • 0
  • 4
  • 210
Cave beetle larvae invite for a new challenge question
June 8, 2019
  • 7
  • 6
  • 329
First sight of 16 degrees Celsius cave beetle larvae
June 2, 2019
  • 1
  • 9
  • 309
P. hirtus’ upper temperature tolerance limit revealed: 26...
May 5, 2019
  • 6
  • 9
  • 378
2019 Cave beetle talk at Western Michigan University...
March 24, 2019
  • 2
  • 5
  • 821
Waiting for the right temperature to answer the hot question
March 16, 2019
  • 1
  • 7
  • 293
Raising a hot question
January 28, 2019
  • 12
  • 6
  • 458
Ptomaphagus hirtus now at least 5 million years old
January 8, 2019
  • 6
  • 8
  • 451