Size matters: Systematic and ecological implications of allometry in the responses of chironomid midge morphological ratios to experimental temperature manipulations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 553-568

  McKie, Brendan G ^a,b,c   Cranston, Peter S ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALLOMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TAXONOMY;

ECOLOGY;

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; TAXONOMY;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI;

EID: 23944521480     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-051     Document Type: Article

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