Untangling Intra- and Interspecific Effects on Body Size Clines Reveals Divergent Processes Structuring Convergent Patterns in Anolis Lizards
Abstract Bergmann’s rule—the tendency for body size to increase in colder environments—remains controversial today, despite 150 years of research. Considerable debate has revolved around whether the rule applies within or among species. However, this debate has generally not considered that clade-le...
Veröffentlicht in: | The American Naturalist. - University of Chicago Press. - 184(2014), 5, Seite 636-646 |
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Schlagworte: | Bergmann’s rule Anolis lizards body size clines size-ordered species turnover Biological sciences Mathematics Physical sciences Information science Applied sciences |