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Morphological and physiological determinants of local adaptation to climate in Rocky Mountain butterflies

Flight is a central determinant of fitness in butterflies and other insects, but it is restricted to a limited range of body temperatures. To achieve these body temperatures, butterflies use a combination of morphological, behavioural and physiological mechanisms. Here, we used common garden (withou...

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Autores principales: MacLean, Heidi J, Higgins, Jessica K, Buckley, Lauren B, Kingsolver, Joel G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5033134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27668080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cow035