A pluralistic analysis of character release in pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus)

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2799-2812

  Robinson, B W ^a   Wilson, D S ^a   Margosian, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive divergence; Allopatry; Character displacement; Character release; Competition; Evolution; Lepomis gibbosus; Postglacial lakes; Specialization; Sunfish; Sympatry; Trophic resource polymorphism

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DIVERGENCE; FISH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 0033790578     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/177342     Document Type: Article

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