The effect of fluctuating temperatures on ectotherm life-history traits: Comparisons among geographic populations of Wyeomyia smithii

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-44

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental variability; Kaufmann effect; Life history evolution; Reaction norm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

WYEOMYIA SMITHII;

EID: 39749091748     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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