Mapping the fundamental niche: Physiology, climate, and the distribution of a nocturnal lizard

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3119-3131

  Kearney, Michael ^a,c   Porter, Warren P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biophysical modeling; Climate; Distribution; Fundamental niche; Generalist lizard; GIS; Global warming; Heteronotia binoei; Mechanistic; Nocturnal ectotherm; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; GIS; LIZARD; NICHE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HETERONOTIA BINOEI; SQUAMATA;

EID: 9244239246     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0820     Document Type: Article

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