Intraspecific variation in habitat availability among ectothermic animals near their climatic limits and their centres of range

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Thomas, J A ^a   Rose, R J ^a   Clarke, R T ^a   Thomas, C D ^b   Webb, N R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area isolation; Climate change; Habitat; Heathland; Landscape; Metapopulation; Niche

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECTOTHERM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACRIDIDAE; CHORTHIPPUS VAGANS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LACERTA AGILIS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MYRMICA SABULETI; ORTHOPTERA; PLEBEJUS ARGUS;

EID: 0032764185     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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