Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments
Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments
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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Aim: In ectotherms, the colour of an individual's cuticle may have important thermoregulatory and protective consequences. In cool environments, ectotherms should be darker, to maximize heat gain, and larger, to minimize heat loss. Dark colours should also predominate under high UV-B conditions because melanin offers protection. We test these predi...
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Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1850771083
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1850771083
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1466-822X
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1466-8238
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10.1111/geb.12516
