Emily Wenban-Smith
Cambridge Local Group Event: Investigating the impacts of extreme temperature events on British butterflies using museum collections
Event details
Meeting point
Main Seminar Room, David Attenborough Building. Please enter through the archway off Downing Street, into the New Museums Site. The David Attenborough Building entrance is up the two sets of steps in front of you and about 30m further on (on the right)Date
About the event
The impacts of short-term extreme temperature events on insects may be distinct from those of long-term increases in mean temperatures, affecting short-term survival and reproduction, making it crucial to study the impacts of these events to date. We measured the wing morphology of museum specimens of British butterfly species in the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, to investigate the impact of historical heatwaves during development on adult morphology.
Emily has just finished an MPhil in the Agroecology and Insect Ecology groups in the Department of Zoology, Cambridge. Her thesis focused on understanding the impacts of extreme temperature events on different groups of insects. Emily will discuss her results and the implications for butterfly conservation under climate change.