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Morphological and colour morph clines along an altitudinal gradient in the meadow grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Many animals show altitudinal clines in size, shape and body colour. Increases in body size and reduction in the length of body appendices in colder habitats are usually attributed to improved heat conservation at lower surface-to-volume ratios (known as Bergmann’s and Allen’s rule, respectively). H...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5746220/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29284051 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189815 |