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Phenotypic evolution as a response to thermal ecology in the ferocious waterbug Abedus herberti (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)

Creator:

Pelegrin, Arthur Lomis

Abstract:

Over 150 years ago, C. Bergmann observed a within-species pattern of increasing body size as elevation and latitude increased. Bergmann’s data came from numerous endothermic taxa, but the pattern has since been documented among numerous poikilotherms and invertebrates. The ferocious waterbug Abedus herberti Hidalgo (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) lives in isolated populations...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

phenotypic plasticity or are the traits heritable? How does Dyar’s Rule apply to this organism? Does body