Possible existence of a common temperature and a common duration of development among members of a taxonomic group of arthropods that underwent speciational adaptation to temperature

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-492

  Ikemoto, Takaya ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthropod; Common temperature; Optimum temperature; Speciation; Total effective temperature

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BLATTIDAE; CULICIDAE; PERIPLANETA; PYRALIDAE; TENEBRIONIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 1342289403     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.487     Document Type: Article

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