Experimental analysis of an early life-history stage: Selection on size of hatchling turtles

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2290-2304

  Janzen, Fredric J ^a   Tucker, John K ^b   Paukstis, Gary L ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Hatchling performance; Life history evolution; Mark recapture; Natural selection; Predation; Survivorship; Trachemys scripta; Turtles

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY; NATURAL SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP; TURTLE;

TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 0033850263     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2290:EAOAEL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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