Jordan's and other ecogeographical rules, and the vertebral number in fishes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 501-508

  McDowall, R M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Ecogeography; Galaxiidae; Jordan's rule; Pleomerism; Vertebral count; Williston's rule

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; ONTOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TELEOST;

GALAXIIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 39049148958     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01823.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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