Microgeographical variation in thermal preference by an amphibian

Ecology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 369-373

  Freidenburg, L Kealoha ^a,c   Skelly, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Behaviour; Countergradient variation; Divergence; Microgeography; Thermal preference

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA; REPTILIA;

EID: 2542449517     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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