body size variation

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Definition

Variation in organismal body size both within and between species, influenced by environmental and genetic factors

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body size variation

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Definition

Related Terms (12)

Publications (18)

Dimensions of difference: Multi-scale consequences of trait variation in bumble bees

How do Bombus appositus and Bombus bifarius worker tongue lengths vary within a season?

Extending the social cohesion hypothesis: Is group cohesion associated with dispersal?

Ecological Drivers and Consequences of Bumble Bee Body Size Variation

Do microorganisms obey macroecological rules?

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Determining the Effects of Climate-Induced Range Shifts on Caddisfly Population Dynamics

Behavioral strategies of golden-mantled ground squirrels, <i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>

Scaling from traits to ecosystems: Developing a general trait driver theory via integrating trait-based and metabolic scaling theories

Related Concepts (10)

climatological variability

Ecosystem diversity

body size

species diversity index

Genetic diversity

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

Population Growth

Organic matter decomposition

Temperature

Predation

Frequently Associated Species

Beetles

Pekania pennanti

Buff-tailed Bumble Bee

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bumble Bees

Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee

Golden-belted Bumble Bee

Hymenoptera

Two-form Bumble Bee

Bombus californicus

On theory in ecology

Detecting between-individual differences in hind-foot length in populations of wild animals

Larval growth in polyphenic salamanders: making the best of a bad lot

The relationships among butterfly size, visitation rate, handling time, and floral display size

Is there a positive correlation between bee size and size parameters of the flowers the bees visit for pollen to provision their nests?

Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) hosts

Induced morphological defenses in the wild: predator effects on a mayfly, <i>Drunella coloradensis</i>

Effect of larval body size on overwinter survival and emerging adult size in the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> (Coleoptera: Silphidae)