Broad-scale rather than fine-scale environmental variation drives body size in a wandering predator (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Body size is one of the most important individual traits, determining various other life-history traits, including fitness. Both evolutionary and ecological factors shape the body size in arthropods, but the relative contribution of abiotic drivers acting at different spatial scales has been little...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1640039 |