Adaptive phenotypic plasticity and genetics of larval life histories in two Rana temporaria populations

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 617-627

  Laurila, Anssi ^a,b   Karttunen, Satu ^c   Merilä, Juha ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Ecology and Systematics ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Additive genetic variance; Amphibia; Heritability; Metamorphosis; Phenotypic plasticity; Pond desiccation; Time constraints

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIBIAN; DESICCATION; HERITABILITY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036218539     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01371.x     Document Type: Article

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