Maternal effects on offspring quality in poeciliid fishes

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-156

  Reznick, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; MATERNAL ENVIRONMENT;

HETERANDRIA FORMOSA; POECILIA RETICULATA; PRIAPICHTHYS FESTAE;

EID: 0030457296     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.2.147     Document Type: Article

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