Latitudinal variations in the physiology of marine gammarid amphipods

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 70-77

  Whiteley, N M ^a   Rastrick, S P S ^a,c   Lunt, D H ^b   Rock, J ^a,d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gammarus; Latitude; Metabolic rate; Myosin heavy chain; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LOCAL ADAPTATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ANIMALIA; GAMMARIDEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS LOCUSTA; GAMMARUS OCEANICUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955109654     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.027     Document Type: Review

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