Functional adaptation rather than ecogeographical rules determine body-size metrics along a thermal cline with elevation in the Chinese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus)

Phenotypic plasticity is crucial for how organisms respond to variation in their environment, affecting their diversity and distribution, especially in the light of rapid environmental change. Ecogeographical rules predict an association between specific adaptive morphological and physiological trai...

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Main Authors: Cui, J, Lei, B, Newman, C, Ji, S, Su, H, Buesching, C, Macdonald, D, Zhou, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020