Partitioning variance in a physiological trait: Desiccation resistance in keratin beetles (Coleoptera, Trogidae)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 838-844

  Chown, S L ^a   Le Lagadec, M D ^a,b   Scholtz, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Merensky Technological Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body size; Desiccation tolerance; Physiological variation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DESICCATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0033451377     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1999.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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