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The standard metabolic rate of a land snail (Cepaea hortensis) is a repeatable trait and influences winter survival.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology - 1 Nov 2020
Bech Claus, Christiansen Maren Trones, Kvernland Pernille, Nygård Randi Marie, Rypdal Eline, Sneltorp Sara Kjeldsø, Trondrud Liv Monica, Tvedten Øyvind Gjønnes
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic selection on physiological parameters is an underrepresented topic in studies of evolutionary biology. There is especially a lack of studies involving invertebrate organisms. We studied the repeatability of the standard metabolic rate (SMR) and the effect of individual variation in SMR on the subsequent winter survival in a terrestrial shell-bearing mollusc, the white-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) in...
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