
Longer and warmer prewinter dormancy reduces fitness and survival after winter in a butterfly
Matthew Nielsen, Philipp Lehmann, and Karl Gotthard This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which is published here. Many animals survive harsh seasons like winter by becoming dormant, a state in which activity and development nearly or entirely stop. Animals, especially insects, often become dormant long before winter itself begins, in autumn or even summer. The length of this prewinter … Continue reading Longer and warmer prewinter dormancy reduces fitness and survival after winter in a butterfly