2023 article

Can behaviour and physiology mitigate effects of warming on ectotherms? A test in urban ants

Youngsteadt, E., Prado, S. G., Keleher, K. J., & Kirchner, M. (2023, January 15). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, S. Prado n, K. Keleher n  & M. Kirchner n

author keywords: behavioural thermoregulation; CTmax; Formicidae; heat tolerance; thermal limits; thermal preference
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Hot Temperature; Temperature; Insecta; Climate Change
TL;DR: The results suggest that adaptation and behaviour may not protect common temperate forest ants from a warming climate, and highlight the need to evaluate effects of chronic, sublethal warming on small ectotherms. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 13, 2023

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