Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
biodiversity, Mount Timpanogos, Diptera, Agromyzidae, flies
College
Life Sciences
Department
Biology
Abstract
Mount Timpanogos, with an elevation of 3,582 meters, is home to an amazing array of insect species. Through much previous effort, many have studied the insects found in American Fork Canyon leading up to Mount Timpanogos. They have still barely scratched the surface of the abundant biodiversity on the mountain. Varied temperature regimes can cause changes in insects’ life cycle and the length of their feeding period, making the collections at different elevations of Mount Timpanogos during different years of particularly great value (Petitt et al 1991). Thus the value of collections along Mount Timpanogos is two-fold; both to study the biodiversity and to study the effect different temperature regimes may have on their life cycle.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Samantha and Nelson, Dr. Riley
(2016)
"Assessment of biodiversity on Mount Timpanogos with a focus on flies, Diptera: Agromyzidae,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2016:
Iss.
1, Article 145.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2016/iss1/145