Clinal variation in body and cell size in a widely distributed vertebrate ectotherm

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 551-558

  Litzgus, Jacqueline D ^a   DuRant, Sarah E ^a   Mousseau, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Body size; Cell size; Clemmys guttata; Latitude

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LATITUDE; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CANADA; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CANADA; CELL SIZE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; TEMPERATURE; TURTLES; UNITED STATES;

CLEMMYS; CLEMMYS GUTTATA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544374161     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1611-6     Document Type: Article

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