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Urbanization disrupts latitude‐size rule in 17‐year cicadas

Many ectotherms show a decrease in body size with increasing latitude due to changes in climate, a pattern termed converse Bergmann's rule. Urban conditions—particularly warmer temperatures and fragmented landscapes—may impose stresses on development that could disrupt these body size patterns....

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Autores principales: Beasley, DeAnna E., Penick, Clint A., Boateng, Nana S., Menninger, Holly L., Dunn, Robert R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3879