Thermal acclimation of swimming performance in newt larvae: The influence of diel temperature fluctuations during embryogenesis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 989-995

  Měráková, Eva ^a   Gvoždík, Lumír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Amphibians; Locomotor performance; Phenotypic plasticity; Thermal biology; Thermal reaction norms

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; AMPHIBIAN; DIEL VARIATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REACTION NORM; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

EID: 70349307286     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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