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Developmental temperature has sex-specific effects on behavioural plasticity.

Madeleine de Jong¹, David G Chapple¹, Bob B M Wong¹

¹School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Journal of Thermal Biology

|July 16, 2025

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Early temperatures permanently affect reptile behavior, with males showing more plasticity than females. This sex-specific developmental plasticity has implications for species persistence in a changing climate.

Keywords:

Behavioural plasticity Climate change Incubation temperature Lampropholis delicata Reptile Temperature

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Animal Behavior

Background:

Climate change necessitates behavioral adjustments for species survival.
Early developmental thermal environments can induce lasting phenotypic changes.
The impact of early thermal effects on later behavioral plasticity remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how early developmental temperatures influence behavioral plasticity in response to later thermal environments.
To determine if these effects are sex-specific in the delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata).

Main Methods:

Delicate skink eggs were incubated across three temperature treatments.
Juvenile skinks' activity, microhabitat choice, and dispersal were quantified in mild and hot environments.
The interaction between incubation temperature and environmental temperature on behavior was analyzed.

Main Results:

Incubation temperature significantly affected behavioral responses to environmental temperature, particularly activity and dispersal.
Males exhibited greater behavioral plasticity than females.
Hot-incubated males showed increased activity, while cool-incubated males dispersed more in hot conditions.

Conclusions:

Developmental temperature exerts sex-dependent effects on behavioral plasticity.
Climate change may differentially impact male and female reptile populations.
Sex-specific survival consequences could affect population dynamics and growth.