Phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia magna straus: Variable maturation instar as an adaptive response to predation pressure

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 220-227

  Barata, C ^a,b   Baird, D ^b   Soares, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Mortality; Offspring size; Predation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLONAL VARIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIANCE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT ADAPTATION; PREDATION;

ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION;

EID: 0034782256     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100712     Document Type: Article

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