Energy and Interspecific Body Size Patterns of Amphibian Faunas in Europe and North America: Anurans Follow Bergmann's Rule, Urodeles Its Converse
Aim: To describe broad-scale geographical patterns of body size for European and North American amphibian faunas and to explore possible processes underlying these patterns. Specifically, we propose a heat balance hypothesis, as both heat conservation and heat gain determine the heat balance of ecto...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Global Ecology and Biogeography. - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. - 16(2007), 5, Seite 606-617 |
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2007
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| Schlagworte: | Amphibians bauplans Bergmann's rule body size gradients Europe heat balance hypothesis macroecology North America Biological sciences Physical sciences mehr... |
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