Automating thermal limits : continuous, objective, and high-throughput thermal data for small mobile ectotherms

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2025-04

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Elsevier

Abstract

HIGHLIGHTS • Small ectotherms and ecosystems they support are threatened by climate change. • Current dry bath methods to record thermal data focus only on thermal extremes. • We compare thermal data on ants from dry baths and a locomotor activity monitor. • The LAM reliably predicts upper thermal limits but not lower. • The LAM generates continuous, objective, and higher-throughput thermal data.

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DATA ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT : All data are available from https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.27846969. All code are available from https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28668341.

Keywords

Small ectotherms, Ecosystems, Climate change, Thermal data, Ants, Dry baths, Locomotor activity monitor (LAM)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-13: Climate action
SDG-15: Life on land

Citation

Mallett, S.L., Leahy, L., Vaughan, I.P. et al. 2025, 'Automating thermal limits: continuous, objective, and high-throughput thermal data for small mobile ectotherms', Journal of Thermal Biology, vol. 129, art. 104127, pp. 1-13, doi : 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104127.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103816

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Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology)
Research Articles (University of Pretoria)
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