Physiology complements population structure of two endemic log-dwelling beetles

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 524-530

  Schmuki, Christina ^a   Woodman, James D ^b,c   Sunnucks, Paul ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Fragmentation; Gas exchange; Temperature; Water loss

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BEETLE; DISPERSAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CLIMATE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

ADELIUM CALOSOMOIDES; APASIS PUNCTICEPS; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 34250696134     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[524:PCPSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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