Life-history phenotypes in populations of Brachyrhaphis episcopi (Poeciliidae) with different predator communities

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-50

  Jennions, Michael D ^a,b   Telford, S R ^a  

^a APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guppy; Life history variation; Offspring size; Poecilia reticulata; Population differences

Indexed keywords

FISH; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION; TRADE-OFF;

BRACHYRHAPHIS; BRACHYRHAPHIS EPISCOPI; BRACHYRHAPHIS RHABDOPHORA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA RETICULATA; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 0036936080     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0942-4     Document Type: Article

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