Physiological effects of climate on distributions of endothermic species

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-438

  Oswald, Stephen A ^a,b   Huntley, Brian ^c   Collingham, Yvonne C ^c   Russell, Deborah J F ^a   Anderson, Barbara J ^d   Arnold, Jennifer M ^b   Furness, Robert W ^e   Hamer, Keith C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate envelope; Climatic change; Coastal Europe; Foraging; Physiological ecology; Seabirds; Species distributions; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 79551573099     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02435.x     Document Type: Editorial

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