Do New World pitvipers “scale‐down” at high elevations? Macroecological patterns of scale characters and body size

Bergmann's rule describes the macroecological pattern of increasing body size in response to higher latitudes and elevations. This pattern is extensively documented in endothermic vertebrates, within and among species; however, studies involving ectotherms are less common and suggest no consist...

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Autores principales: Jadin, Robert C., Mihaljevic, Joseph R., Orlofske, Sarah A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706185/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31463027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5486