Assessing the Congruence of Thermal Niche Estimations Derived from Distribution and Physiological Data. A Test Using Diving Beetles

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Sánchez Fernández, David ^a,b,c   Aragón, Pedro ^a   Bilton, David T ^d   Lobo, Jorge M ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEETLE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHY; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE;

HYGROBIIDAE;

EID: 84868152440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048163     Document Type: Article

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