The metabolic theory of ecology convincingly explains the latitudinal diversity gradient of Neotropical freshwater fish

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 553-562

  Bailly, Dayani ^a   Cassemiro, Fernanda A S ^b   Agostinho, Carlos S ^c   Marques, Elineide E ^c   Agostinho, Angelo A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Systema Naturae Environmental Consulting   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance; Assumptions; Average flux energy of populations; Body size; Energetic equivalence rule; Metabolic hypothesis; Richness pattern; Spatial invariance; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOENERGETICS; BODY SIZE; ENERGY FLUX; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METABOLISM; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84897985274     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-0483.1     Document Type: Article

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