Open AccessInterpopulational variation in the cold tolerance of a broadly distributed marine copepod
Author(s) -
Gemma T. Wallace,
Tohyun Kim,
Christopher J. Neufeld
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cou041
Subject(s) - biology , ectotherm , copepod , local adaptation , ecology , latitude , adaptation (eye) , intertidal zone , temperate climate , crustacean , population , demography , geodesy , neuroscience , sociology , geography
Three metrics were used to study interpopulational differences in the cold tolerance of the intertidal copepod Tigriopus californicus. All three metrics showed a consistent latitudinal trend in which populations from colder northern latitudes had greater cold tolerance than those from warmer southern locations.
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