Bergmann’s Rule under Rocks: Testing the Influence of Latitude and Temperature on a Chiton from Mexican Marine Ecoregions

Bergmann’s Rule under Rocks: Testing the Influence of Latitude and Temperature on a Chiton from Mexican Marine Ecoregions

Bergmann’s rule relates the trend of increasing body size with higher latitudes, where colder climates are found. In the Mexican Pacific, three marine ecoregions are distinguishable across a latitudinal gradient. <i>Stenoplax limaciformis</i> is an abundant chiton species that is distrib...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Raquel Hernández-P, Hugo A. Benítez, Claudia Patricia Ornelas-García, Margarita Correa, Manuel J. Suazo, Daniel Piñero
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Sraith:Biology
Ábhair:
chitons
size
shape
ecoregion
temperature
Bergmann’s rule
Rochtain ar líne:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/6/766

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