Body size and activity times mediate mammalian responses to climate change

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1760-1769

  Mccain, Christy M ^a   King, Sarah R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Elevation; Latitude; Mammal; Microclimate; Physiology; Thermal niches

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELEVATION; EXTINCTION RISK; FORECASTING METHOD; GLOBAL CHANGE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY; MAMMALS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84900008895     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12499     Document Type: Article

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