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Climate change damaging male fertility of insects
Research reveals that heatwaves damage sperm in insects, with negative impacts for fertility across generations. Male infertility during heatwaves could help to explain why climate change is having such an impact on species populations, including climate-related extinctions in recent years.
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Butterflies adapt their life cycles to climate change
A study from the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute Müncheberg and various universities explains that some butterfly species are sighted earlier in the year as spring is arriving sooner in central Europe. During autumn, butterflies fly longer because the growing season of plants and flowers is prolonged. Future studies have to reveal how and how fast these changes affect food web structures and pave the way to new ecological adaptations.
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