Phenotypic plasticity mediates climate change responses among invasive and indigenous arthropods

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1625, 2007, Pages 2531-2537

  Chown, Steven L ^a   Slabber, Sarette ^a   McGeoch, Melodie A ^a   Janion, Charlene ^a   Leinaas, Hans Petter ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Biological invasion; Climate change; Drought; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESICCATION; DROUGHT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GLOBAL CHANGE; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES INVASION; SURVIVAL TIME; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 34848813892     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0772     Document Type: Article

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