A tale of two species: Extirpation and range expansion during the late Quaternary in an extreme environment

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 122-133

  Smith, Felisa A ^a   Crawford, Dolly L ^a   Harding, Larisa E ^a   Lease, Hilary M ^a   Murray, Ian W ^a   Raniszewski, Adrienne ^a   Youberg, Kristin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; Bergmann's rule; body size; climate change; evolution; Neotoma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARIDITY; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; HOLOCENE; MICROCLIMATE; PHENOTYPE; PLEISTOCENE; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

GRAPEVINE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; JUNIPERUS; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; NEOTOMA LEPIDA; VITIS;

EID: 59049084279     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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