Cold Comfort: metabolic rate and tolerance to low temperatures predict latitudinal distribution in ants
Q. Willot, M. Orsted, H. Malte, J. Overgaard
This study examines how metabolic rate and cold tolerance relate to the latitudinal distribution of ants, finding that metabolic compensation supports biogeographical models in social insects.
bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology