Altitudinal variation in body size in Bufo minshanicus supports Bergmann’s rule
- 27 March 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Evolutionary Ecology
- Vol. 33 (3) , 449-460
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Funding Information
- Emergency Management Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (31741019)
- Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province of China (182300410019)
- Program for Innovative Research Team (in Science and Technology) in Universities of Henan Province (17IRTSTHN019)
- Foundation for University Key Teacher of Henan province (2016GGJS-098)
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