Concepedia

Desiccation resistance and water balance in southern African keratin beetles (Coleoptera, Trogidae): the influence of body size and habitat

Danielle Le Lagadec, Steven L. Chown, Clarke H. Scholtz

Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 1998 · 82 citations · 30 references

Concepts

Life SciencesEcologyEntomologyInsect EcologyInsect MorphologyInsect PhysiologyBeetle BiologyInsect Life History EcologyBeetle AdaptationBeetle Comparative BiologyBody Size AdaptationBody Size DistributionsBody Size EstimationDesiccationDesiccation ProcessesDesiccation Resistance

References

30

The comparative method in evolutionary biology

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 5K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +14

Why Not to Do Two-Species Comparative Studies: Limitations on Inferring Adaptation

Theodore Garland, Stephen C. Adolph · Physiological Zoology · 1994 · 724 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Evolutionary Biology +9

Evolution of Body Size: Consequences of an Energetic Definition of Fitness

James H. Brown, Pablo A. Marquet, Mark L. Taper · The American Naturalist · 1993 · 671 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology +15

The Role of Abiotic Factors in Community Organization

William A. Dunson, Joseph Travis · The American Naturalist · 1991 · 660 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +10

The Misuse of Ratios, Indices, and Percentages in Ecophysiological Research

Gary C. Packard · Physiological Zoology · 1988 · 492 citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Ecology +13