Environmental Factors Drive Chalcid Body Size Increases with Altitudinal Gradients for Two Hyper-Diverse Taxa

Body size is the most essential feature that significantly correlates with insects’ longevity, fecundity, metabolic rate, and sex ratio. Numerous biogeographical rules have been proposed to illustrate the correlation between the body sizes of different taxa and corresponding geographical or environm...

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Published in:	Insects
Main Authors:	Ning Kang, Hongying Hu, Zengqian Huang, Shungang Luo, Shuhan Guo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Subjects:	Bergmann’s rule forewing length Pteromalidae Eulophidae environmental adaptation altitudinal clines
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/67