Wild flies hedge their thermal preference bets in response to seasonal fluctuations
J. Akhund-Zade, D. Yoon, A. Bangerter, N. Polizos, M. K. Campbell, A. Soloshenko, T. Zhang, E. Wice, A. Albright, A. Narayanan, P. Schmidt, J. Saltz, J. Ayroles, M. Klein, A. Bergland, B. de Bivort
The paper tests if thermal preference variation in Drosophila melanogaster reflects a bet-hedging strategy across regions and finds evidence supporting this evolutionary strategy.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology