Development time, survival, and performance of Lepidoptera reared at constant temperatures

This dataset is a compilation of lepidopteran development and survival rates measured at constant temperatures in the laboratory and reported in peer-reviewed publications. We compiled these data to reconstruct thermal performance curves. Thermal performance curves (TPCs) depict variation in vital rates in response to temperature and have been an important tool to understand ecological and evolutionary constraints on the thermal sensitivity of ectotherms. TPCs allow for the calculation of indicators of thermal tolerance, such as minimum, optimum, and maximum temperatures that allow for a given metabolic function. However, these indicators are computed using only responses from surviving individuals, which can lead to underestimation of deleterious effects of thermal stress, particularly at high temperatures. We advocate for an integrative framework for assessing thermal sensitivity, which combines both vital rates and survival probabilities, and focuses on the temperature interval that ..., Data was extracted from scientific publications and entered in the \"WorkingTable\" which was subsequently processed (using provided scripts, see methods in associated publication) to create the rest of the data tables included here. , , # Data from: Development time, survival, and performance of Lepidoptera reared at constant temperatures

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Provenance for this README

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\* File name: README_insect_thermal_sensitivity.txt

\* Authors: Mariana Abarca, Anna L. Parker, Elise A. Larsen, James Umbanhowar, Chandra Earl, Robert Guralnick, Joel Kingsolver, Leslie Ries

\* Date Created: 2022-03-16

\* Date Modified: 2023-08-02

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\* Dataset Title: Development time, survival, and performance of Lepidoptera reared at constant temperatures.

\* Associated manuscript: Abarca M, Parker A L, Larsen E A, Umbanhowar J, Earl C, Guralnick R, Kingsolver J, Rees L. How development and survival combine to determine the thermal sensitivity of insects. PLOS ONE. PONE-D-23-02122R1.

Overview

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\* Data on development time and/or survival of immature stages of Lepidoptera were compiled from published peer-reviewe...