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Critical thermal maximum: Ecotypic variation between montane and piedmont chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata, Hylidae)

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Das kritische thermale Maximum von Fröschen (Hylidae:Pseudacris triseriata) aus Bergpopulationen liegt niedriger als jenes von Tieflandpopulationen liegt niedriger als jenes von Tieflandpopulationen, wobei es sich offenbar um das Ergebnis einer physiologischen Evolution handelt: Adaptation an kühleres Höhenklima.

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  1. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, 80521, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    K. Miller & G. C. Packard

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We thankD. L. Kilgore, Jr., andM. J. Packard for critical reviews of drafts of the manuscript, andT. J. Boardman for assistance with statistical analysis of the data.

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Miller, K., Packard, G.C. Critical thermal maximum: Ecotypic variation between montane and piedmont chorus frogs (Pseudacris triseriata, Hylidae). Experientia 30, 355–356 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01921660

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