Bergmann's rule in the ant lion Myrmeleon immaculatus DeGeer (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae): Geographic variation in body size and heterozygosity

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-283

  Arnett, Amy E ^a,b   Gotelli, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant lion; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Elevation; Heterozygosity; Latitude; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

MYRMELEON IMMACULATUS;

EID: 0032805031     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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