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Kimberly S. Sheldon

University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleORCID 0000-0002-3215-2223Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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PhysiologybioRxivPreprintMar 5, 2026

Acclimation to thermal variability increases the intensity of activity and alters the activity window in the temperate dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

Alexander J. Coverley, Kimberly S. Sheldon, Katie Elizabeth Marshall

This study examines how acclimation to different thermal variability regimes affects the activity patterns and energy expenditure of the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.03.708744

Drosophilabehavioral assay

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