Journal article
Geographical variation in size of an Australian honeyeater (Aves: Meliphagidae): an example of Bergmann's rule
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol.25(4), pp.355-363
2008
Abstract
The singing honeyeater, a nectar-feeding bird, is common throughout most of Australia. There is considerable geographical variation in weight, the heaviest birds (30 g) living at the highest latitudes (35°S) and the lightest birds (19 g) at the lowest latitudes (16°S). Clinal variation in weight is apparently related to climatic factors (e.g. potential evapotranspiration) in accord with Bergmann's rule. The exceptions are populations on islands and peninsulas which are about 13% heavier than those on the adjacent mainland.
Details
- Title
- Geographical variation in size of an Australian honeyeater (Aves: Meliphagidae): an example of Bergmann's rule
- Authors/Creators
- R.D. Wooller (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityD.A. Saunders (Author/Creator) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationJ.S. Bradley (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityC.P. Reberia (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol.25(4), pp.355-363
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005541498907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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