Nevertheless, we found a nonsignificant trend showing that survival decreased, although at a very low rate, as T Pref increased, which might suggest that selection favors those individuals that are able to avoid hot microhabitats.
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Natural selection on plasticity of thermal traits in a highly seasonal environment.
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Our results do not offer support for this prediction: There was a slight trend for survival to decrease as CT max increased under warm as well as under cold‐acclimated conditions.
Our results indicate a positive trend of survival with body size (the third most supported model, although the directional selection estimate was nonsignificant), something that has been previously reported in the literature (Aubin‐Horth, Ryan, Good, & Dodson, 2005 ; Crosby & Latta, 2013 ; Delaney & Warner, 2017 ; Iida & Fujisaki, 2007 ).