Influence of seasonal timing on thermal ecology and thermal reaction norm evolution in Wyeomyia smithii

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2144-2153

  Ragland, G J ^a,b   Kingsolver, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cline; Diapause; Reaction norm; Seasonality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLINE; DIAPAUSE; DIVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; REACTION NORM; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; EVOLUTION; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

WYEOMYIA SMITHII;

EID: 35448970280     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01428.x     Document Type: Article

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