Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in a trophically polymorphic population of pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 631-652

  Robinson, Beren W ^a,b   Wilson, David Sloan ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

common environment; evolution; fish; genetic differentiation; phenotypic plasticity; reciprocal transplant; specialization; trophic polymorphism

Indexed keywords

LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PUMPKINSEED SUNFISH; TROPHIC POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0030303091     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01237711     Document Type: Article

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