Environmental Influences on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Body-size Variation in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi)
| Title | Environmental Influences on Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Body-size Variation in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) |
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| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Blois, J.L., R. Feranec, Hadly, E.A. |
| Keywords | Bergmann\textquoterights rule, body size, California ground squirrel, climate change, last glacial maximum, North America, precipitation, Spermophilus beecheyi |
| Journal | Journal of Biogeography |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pagination | 602-613 |
| Abstract | Aim In order to understand how ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) may respond to future environmental change, we investigated five biotic and environmental factors potentially responsible for explaining body-size variation in this species across California. We examined the concordance of spatial patterns with temporal body-size change since the last glacial maximum (LGM). |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01836.x |
| URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01836.x |