Bergmann's rule in larval ant lions: Testing the starvation resistance hypothesis

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 645-650

  Arnett, Amy E ^a,b   Gotelli, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant lion; Bergmann's rule; Body size; Latitudinal gradients; Myrmeleon immaculatus; Starvation resistance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; STARVATION;

FORMICIDAE; MYRMELEON; MYRMELEON IMMACULATUS; MYRMELEONTIDAE; NEUROPTERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0346936109     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2003.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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