Costs and benefits of maternal nest choice: tradeoffs between brood survival and thermal stress for small carpenter bees
J. deHaan, J. Maretzki, A. Skandalis, G. J. Tattersall, M. Richards
This study examines the tradeoffs of maternal nest site selection in small carpenter bees, finding that sunny nests benefit mothers by reducing nest failure but harm offspring by increasing thermal stress.
bioRxiv · Nov 30, 2022 · PreprintEcology