Where are we now? Bergmann's rule Sensu Lato in insects

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 511-519

  Shelomi, Matan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Bergmann's rule; Insects; Latitude; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; ENDOTHERMY; INSECT; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LATITUDE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORPHOMETRY; RANGE EXPANSION; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS;

HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866308287     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667595     Document Type: Review

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