Evidence of phenotypic plasticity along an altitudinal gradient in the dung beetle Onthophagus proteus

Background High altitude insects are an ecologically specialized group and possess a suite of adaptions which allow persistence in the inhospitable conditions often associated with mountain tops. Changes in body coloration and reductions or increases in body size are thought to be examples of such a...

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Main Authors: Roisin A. Stanbrook, W. Edwin Harris, Charles P. Wheater, Martin Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10798.pdf