Neotropical entomologyAnimalsAntsThermotoleranceDietDietary Carbohydrates
Carbohydrate-Enriched Diet Quickly Enhances Heat Tolerance in Wild Colonies of Dorymyrmex thoracicus.
Alex de Melo, Geraldo Nascimento, Xavier Arnan
Published: 202510.1007/s13744-025-01321-2
Abstract
Thermal tolerance influences the survival, performance, and distribution of ectothermic organisms. Its effects are especially important given the advent of rapid climate change. While diet quality has been shown to modulate critical thermal maxima (C…
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