Climatic predictors of temperature performance curve parameters in ectotherms imply complex responses to climate change

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 738-751

  Clusella Trullas, Susana ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b,c   Chown, Steven L ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arid zones; Operative temperature; Reaction norm; Reptiles; Species distributions; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECTOTHERMY; FITNESS; FORECASTING METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; REACTION NORM; REPTILE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTION; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; SNAKES; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79957600695     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660021     Document Type: Article

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