TY - JOUR
T1 - Does the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, conform with Bergmann's rule?
AU - Yom-Tov, Yoram
PY - 1993/6
Y1 - 1993/6
N2 - Size variation of the skull of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, in southern Africa was related to several temperature parameters. All the four skull parameters examined were significantly correlated with temperature. The highest correlation was with the mean maximal temperature and the lowest with temperatures of the coldest month (July). These results are interpreted that the rock hyrax adapted morphologically to high temperatures, but avoids exposure to low temperatures by behavioural mechanisms such as hiding in caves.
AB - Size variation of the skull of the rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, in southern Africa was related to several temperature parameters. All the four skull parameters examined were significantly correlated with temperature. The highest correlation was with the mean maximal temperature and the lowest with temperatures of the coldest month (July). These results are interpreted that the rock hyrax adapted morphologically to high temperatures, but avoids exposure to low temperatures by behavioural mechanisms such as hiding in caves.
KW - -Southern Africa - geographical variation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=6544281137&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1006/zjls.1993.1020
DO - 10.1006/zjls.1993.1020
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AN - SCOPUS:6544281137
SN - 0024-4082
VL - 108
SP - 171
EP - 177
JO - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
JF - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
IS - 2
ER -