Optimal size and number of propagules: Allowance for discrete stages and effects of maternal size on reproductive output and offspring fitness

American Naturalist

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 387-407

  Hendry, A P ^a   Day, T ^a   Cooper, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg number; Fecundity; Parental care; Reproductive trade offs; Sockeye salmon

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; HABITAT QUALITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; OPTIMIZATION; PROPAGULE;

EID: 0035081430     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319316     Document Type: Article

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