The patterns and possible causes of global geographical variation in the body size of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/19:10399873
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334541844_The_patterns_and_possible_causes_of_global_geographical_variation_in_the_body_size_of_the_greater_horseshoe_bat_Rhinolophus_ferrumequinum" target="_blank" >https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334541844_The_patterns_and_possible_causes_of_global_geographical_variation_in_the_body_size_of_the_greater_horseshoe_bat_Rhinolophus_ferrumequinum</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13658" target="_blank" >10.1111/jbi.13658</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The patterns and possible causes of global geographical variation in the body size of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Original language description
Geographical variations in endotherm body size (e.g. Bergmann's rule/James's rule and Allen's rule) have long been tested. However, the patterns and causes of geographical variation in body size within bat species, especially within widespread hibernating species, are little known. Here, we evaluated the possible causes of geographical size variation patterns in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), a bat species widely distributed across the Palearctic. The observed relationship between temperature and body mass was not consistent with James's rule, and thus failed to support the heat conservation hypothesis. Our results are consistent with the predictions of Allen's rule and indicated that direct heat dissipation from the wing may be the most likely mechanism underlying geographical variation in forearm length. We suggest that the evaluation of the relative importance of multiple causal mechanisms may improve our understanding of patterns of geographical variation in endotherms.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology

Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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