Complex patterns of geographic variation in heat tolerance and Hsp70 expression levels in the common frog Rana temporaria

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-54

  Sørensen, Jesper Givskov ^a   Pekkonen, Minna ^b   Lindgren, Beatrice ^c   Loeschcke, Volker ^a   Laurila, Anssi ^c   Merilä, Juha ^b  

^a Genetics and Ecology   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Heat shock protein; Latitudinal gradient; Temperature stress; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049196705     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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