Surviving in the mountains: Temperature and elevation have contrasting physiological effects on the hoverfly Eristalis tenax in the Himalayas
Gauri Gharpure, Jagath Vedamurthy, Sakshi Priya, Sunil Prabhakar, Geetha G. Thimmegowda, Shannon Bryn Olsson
This study examines how elevation and temperature affect the sensory and cardiac physiology of hoverflies in the Himalayas, finding elevation reduces antennal sensitivity while temperature increases heart rate.
Journal of Comparative Physiology B · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology