Latitudinal cline in weapon allometry and phenology of the European stag beetle

Animal body size commonly exhibits a remarkable variation in response to environmental conditions. Latitude, when correlated with temperature, rainfall and seasonality, represents one of the main determinants of variation in body size, as well as in allometry. It has long been reco...

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Main Authors: Federico Romiti, Lara Redolfi De Zan, Sarah Rossi de Gasperis, Massimiliano Tini, Davide Scaccini, Matteo Anaclerio, Giuseppe Maria Carpaneto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Conservation
Online Access:https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12681