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Data for Fungal Effects on Thermal Tolerance and Energy Levels of Acyrtociphon pisum and Hippodamia convergens.

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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This dataset includes upper and lower thermal limits, voluntary exposure to extreme cold and warm temperatures, ATP levels, and longevity of Acyrtociphom pisum and Hippodamia convergens. Pathogens can modify many aspects of host behavior or physiology, with cascading impacts across trophic levels in terrestrial food webs. These changes include thermal tolerance of hosts, however, the effects of fungal infections on thermal tolerances and behavioral responses to extreme temperatures of prey (Acyrtociphon pisum) and predator (Hippodamia convergens) insect species have rarely been studied. We measured the impacts of fungal infection (at two levels: low and high spore load) on thermal tolerance (critical thermal maximum and minimum), voluntary exposure, energetic cost, and survival of both insect species. Fungal infection reduced thermal tolerance to heat in both insect species, but only reduced tolerance to cold of the predator. Voluntary exposure to extreme temperatures was modified by the infection, energetic cost increased with infection and thermal conditions, and survival was significantly reduced in both insect species.

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Title Data for Fungal Effects on Thermal Tolerance and Energy Levels of Acyrtociphon pisum and Hippodamia convergens.
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/e9e63600-5c1a-4333-8cc6-07ec8b15fd38
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network�s Data Discovery
mfp145@psu.edu
Reference Period 18/07/2020 - 18/09/2021
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Data for Fungal Effects on Thermal Tolerance and Energy Levels of Acyrtociphon pisum and Hippodamia convergens.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/data-for-fungal-effects-on-thermal-tolerance-and-energy-levels-of-acyrtociphon-pisum-and-hippod