The base Al-Zn superplastic alloy was investigated at 250°C to
determine the effect of small amounts of magnesium on mechanical
properties. Six alloys of nominal composition 0.00, 0.10, 0.25,
0.50, 0.75, and 1.00 weight percent magnesium, constant 78 weight
percent zinc, and variable 21 to 22 weight percent aluminum were...
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...