Metabolie theory and elevational diversity of vertebrate ectotherms

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 601-609

  McCain, Christy M ^a   Sanders, Nathan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Amphibians; Mountains; Reptiles; Species richness; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; ECTOTHERMY; META-ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; REACTION KINETICS; REPTILE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

ALTITUDE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION;

ALTITUDE; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; REPTILES;

EID: 77949309023     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0704.1     Document Type: Article

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