Undergraduate Research & Scholarships

Ashley Brown

Effects of Temperature and Diet on Grasshopper Migration

Mountains create extreme environments where temperature and food availability change with elevation, potentially altering grasshopper migration. This project aims to understand how temperature and diet affect flight performance while quantifying the energetic cost of flight. By manipulating these factors, we can determine how environmental conditions across mountains shape migration patterns. Because the migratory grasshopper is a widespread agricultural pest, identifying these thresholds will help predict shifts in its dispersal and their ecological implications, including effects on crop systems.

 

Message To Sponsor

I would like to express my utmost appreciation to my donor for making this research possible. I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to expand my scientific skills and knowledge as I prepare to pursue a career in biology. Your support enables my development as a scientist and environmental advocate. Thank you very much.