Linking patterns of intraspecific morphology to changing climates

This study examines how climate shaped Microtus californicus (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) ecomorphology throughout the Quaternary. It tests three hypotheses: (a) climate corresponds with consistent shape variation in M. californicus dentition; (b) Quaternary warming and drying trends caused M. californicus morphotypes to predictably shift in range through time and (c) Quaternary warming and drying led to predictable changes in tooth morphological variation. Finally, we discuss how shifts in climate‐linked morphological variation may affect the potential of M. californicus to react to future climate change.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  Journal of Biogeography

• Publication date

  2020-09-10

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/jbi.13954
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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