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Division of labor and low temperatures predict geographic variation in thermal tolerance of a North American paper wasp (Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola)
Robinson · K. M. · Uy · F. M. · Baudier · K. M.
Abstract
The biogeographic study of organismal thermal performance is fundamental to our understanding of how climate drives evolution. However, despite highly social insects being popular models for such studies, biogeographic comparisons of thermal functional traits seldom consider division of labor. Individuals within cooperative societies can operate in different microclimates, exposing different task groups to different selection pressures. Here we present a study of how thermal tolerance limits in
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