Resistance to temperature extremes in sub-Antarctic weevils: Interspecific variation, population differentiation and acclimation

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 401-414

  Klok, C Jaco ^a   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ectotherm; Phenotypic plasticity; Species borders; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN;

ARTHROPODA; CURCULIONIDAE;

EID: 0037361622     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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