Temperatures that sterilize males better match global species distributions than lethal temperatures

Attempts to link physiological thermal tolerance global species distributions have relied on lethal temperature limits, yet many organisms lose fertility at sublethal temperatures. Here we show that, across 43 Drosophila species, better match male-sterilizing temperatures than This suggests that may be determined by limits reproduction, not survival, meaning underestimating the impacts of climate change for organisms. Prediction current and future using often relies temperatures, The authors male-sterilizing, lethal,