Variation at high latitudes: The geography of body size and cranial morphology of the muskox, Ovibos moschatus

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1089-1094

  Smith, Paul A ^a,c   Schaefer, James A ^a   Patterson, Brent R ^b,d  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Kugluktuk NU ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Dental architecture; Diet; Latitude; Ovibos

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRANIUM; DENTITION; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LATITUDE;

MAMMALIA; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS; SALIX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036691725     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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