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Why do Anatolian ground squirrels exhibit a Bergmannian size pattern A phylogenetic comparative analysis of geographic variation in body size     
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Prof. Dr. Hakan GÜR Prof. Dr. Hakan GÜR
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özet
A phylogenetic comparative analysis of geographic variation in body size of an obligately hibernating marmotine species (Anatolian ground squirrels, Spermophilus xanthoprymnus) is presented in relation to environmental variables that pertain to four principal hypotheses (heat conservation, heat dissipation, primary productivity, and seasonality hypotheses). Adult Anatolian ground squirrels (78 males and 90 females) were collected from ten geographic localities in Anatolia for use in morphometric analyses. First, the study tested whether significant variation in body size occurs over the geographic range of S. xanthoprymnus. Then, to understand the possible cause(s) of the observed pattern of geographic variation in body size of Anatolian ground squirrels, four hypotheses were tested, separately and simultaneously, using a phylogenetic comparative method. Overall, food availability (primary productivity …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Dergi ISSN 0024-4066 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2010
Cilt No 100
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 695 / 710
Doi Numarası 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01447.x
Makale Linki http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01447.x