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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

A Generalizable Tool for Predicting Developmental Phenology for Wild Ecotherms.

Morgan M Sparks, Brian C Leavell, Bryan M Maitland

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Morgan M SparksBoise Aquatic Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service Boise Idaho USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0787-2218
Brian C LeavellSmithsonian Tropical Research Institute Panama City Panama.
Bryan M MaitlandBoise Aquatic Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service Boise Idaho USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-5064

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development in poikilothermic organisms is strongly temperature-dependent, particularly during early life stages prior to exogenous feeding. This thermally constrained physiology produces a near-mechanistic relationship between ambient temperature and developmental rate, allowing for predictive models of phenology. However, traditional models-often developed under constant laboratory temperatures-struggle to account for the variable thermal regimes experienced by wild populations. Effective value models were created to address this issue and are a framework that integrates diel temperature data to predict developmental timing under fluctuating conditions. Building on this foundation, the R package

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PMID42553567
PMCPMC13435260

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