Geographic variation in life-history traits of the ant lion, Myrmeleon immaculatus: Evolutionary implications of Bergmann's rule

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1180-1188

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant lion; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Common garden; Countergradient selection; Latitude; Reciprocal transplant

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMELEON IMMACULATUS; MYRMELEONTIDAE; NEUROPTERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0032834228     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb04531.x     Document Type: Article

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