Optimal resource allocation of the marine bivalve Yoldia notabilis: The effects of size-limited reproductive capacity and size-dependent mortality

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-361

  Nakaoka, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Life history; Reproductive effort; Resource allocation; Size at maturity; State variable model; Yoldia notabilis

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SIZE AT MATURITY;

JAPAN, HONSHU, OTSUCHI BAY;

BIVALVIA; YOLDIA NOTABILIS;

EID: 0031971803     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006556301655     Document Type: Article

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