Bergmann's rule in shrews: Geographical variation of body size in Palearctic Sorex species

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-381

  Ochocińska, Dorota ^a   Taylor, Jan R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Climatic variables; Dehnel Effect; Latitude; Lumbricids

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEUS; LUMBRICIDAE; MAMMALIA; SOREX; SOREX ARANEUS; SOREX MINUTUS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0037364901     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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