Life history plasticity and reproductive strategy enabling the invasion of Ligia exotica (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the littoral zone to an inland creek

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 210, Issue , 2001, Pages 175-184

  Tsai, M L ^a   Dai, C F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Life history plasticity; Ligia exotica; Offspring size; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

LIGIA EXOTICA;

EID: 0035951363     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps210175     Document Type: Article

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