Density-dependent selection on gamete traits in three congeneric sea urchins

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 464-479

  Levitan, Don R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Density dependent selection; Echinoid; Ecology; Egg number and size; Fertilization; Life history strategies; Sperm competition; Sperm limitation

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECHINODERM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 0036162604     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0464:DDSOGT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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