Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Endogenous circannual cycles drive seasonal cold hardening in temperate ants
Quentin Willot, Vladimı́r Košťál, Johannes Overgaard
This study shows that endogenous circannual cycles drive seasonal cold hardening in temperate ants, independent of environmental cues, by modulating cold tolerance and metabolomic profiles.
DOI 10.1101/2025.07.09.663877