Physiological variation in insects: Large-scale patterns and their implications

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 587-602

  Chown, S L ^a   Addo Bediako, A ^a   Gaston, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Department of Animal and Plant Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Geographic variation; Macroecology; Physiological ecology; Species richness

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESERT; DEVELOPMENT; ECOLOGY; ENERGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HEAT TOLERANCE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LATITUDE; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; THERMOREGULATION; WATER LOSS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0036201861     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(02)00017-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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