Why might they be giants? Towards an understanding of polar gigantism

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1995-2002

  Moran, Amy L ^a   Woods, H Arthur ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Arctic; Bergmann; Body size; Carbonate; Evolution; Life history; Optimality models; Oxygen; Polar ocean; Temperature; Temperature size rule

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARCTIC; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MARINE BIOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; MARINE BIOLOGY; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84862528943     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.067066     Document Type: Review

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