The Atacama toad (Rhinella atacamensis) exhibits an unusual clinal pattern of decreasing body size towards more arid environments

The Atacama toad (Rhinella atacamensis) exhibits an unusual clinal pattern of decreasing body size towards more arid environments

Abstract Background The causes of geographic variation of body size in ectotherms have generally been attributed to environmental variables. Research in amphibians has favored mechanisms that involve water availability as an explanation for the geographic variation of body size. However, there are f...

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Main Authors: Felipe Durán, Marco A. Méndez, Claudio Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Subjects:
Bergmann’s cline
Ectotherm
Atacama Desert
Aridity gradient
Information-theoretic approach
Converse water availability hypothesis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-021-00090-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-021-00090-w

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