Sex-specific variation in thermal sensitivity has multiple negative effects on reproductive trait performance

Understanding how increasing temperatures influence ectotherm population growth rate is necessary for predicting population persistence. Population growth rate depends on the thermal performance of multiple life-history traits that have different thermal sensitivities. Reproductive traits are considered more thermally sensitive than other life-history traits, such as survival and development rate. Moreover, thermal sensitivity of reproductive traits can be sex-specific, which may differentially affect population growth. However, research concurrently assessing the sex-specific influence of heat stress on multiple reproductive traits is limited.
We investigated the effect of heat stress on pupal survival and reproductive traits in both sexes to determine sex-specific thermal sensitivity and reproductive performance. Individuals of the butterfly Pieris napi were reared at either 22°C or 29°C throughout larval and pupal stages. The latter temperature reflects fastest development rate in th..., , , # Sex-specific variation in thermal sensitivity has multiple negative effects on reproductive trait performance

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dfn2z35cj](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dfn2z35cj)

## Results section 3.1 

**Description:** The effect of temperature on pupal survival 

***dataset can be found in .Rmd file***

## Results section 3.2

#### *File: weights.csv*

**Description:** The effect of temperature on adult body weight across 2021 and 2022

##### Variables

* Treatment: Temperature (22°C or 29°C)
* value: Weight (g)
* Year: Experimental year (2021 or 2022) 
* Sex: Male or female 

## Results section 3.3

#### *File: 50\_percent\_mate.csv*

**Description:** The effect of temperature on mating success across 2021 and 2022

##### Variables

* Flight_cage: Flight cage ID
* Mating_combo: Temperature treatment combination (female temperature written first)
* Experiment: Experiment ID (1 = 2021, 2 = 2022)
* Male_T: Male temperature (22°C or 29°C)
* Female_T: Female temperature...,