Geographic range size varies greatly across species. Climate, along with aspects of a species’ biology, may influence its spatial extent. We investigate intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of range size in Australian skinks. We predicted that larger body size, longer limbs, and larger clutch sizes would be associated with larger ranges, and that ranges would be larger in colder, more arid, and more seasonal climates.

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澳大利亚石龙子地理范围大小的预测因子

不同物种的地理范围大小差异很大。气候以及物种生物学的各个方面可能会影响其空间范围。我们调查了澳大利亚石龙子范围大小的内在和外在预测因素。我们预测，更大的体型、更长的四肢和更大的离合器尺寸将与更大的范围相关，并且在更冷、更干旱和季节性更强的气候中，该范围会更大。