Tadpoles develop elevated heat tolerance in urban heat islands regardless of sex
V. Bokony, E. Balogh, J. Ujszegi, N. Ujhegyi, M. Szederkenyi, A. Hettyey
This study finds urban-dwelling tadpoles have higher heat tolerance than woodland ones, but this difference disappears in a common-garden experiment, suggesting phenotypic plasticity drives the response, with no sex effect on heat tolerance.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2023Evolutionary Biology