Local climate determines intra- and interspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism in mountain grasshopper communities

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2171-2183

  Laiolo, P ^a   Illera, J C ^a   Obeso, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bergman rule; Body size; Geographical variation; Life histories; Rensch's rule

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COLD TOLERANCE; DIMORPHISM; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GRASSHOPPER; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MOUNTAIN; PHYLOGENETICS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE; THERMOREGULATION;

CAELIFERA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BERGMAN RULE; BODY SIZE; CAELIFERA; CLIMATE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HISTOLOGY; LIFE HISTORIES; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RENSCH'S RULE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BERGMAN RULE; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORIES; RENSCH'S RULE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883768498     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12213     Document Type: Article

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