Selective and genetic constraints on the evolution of body size in a stream-dwelling salmonid fish

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 584-594

  Wilson, A J ^a   Hutchings, J A ^b   Ferguson, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constraint; Growth; Heritability; Salvelinus fontinalis; Selection; Size selective mortality

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; SALMONID; SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVER; SEXUAL MATURATION; TROUT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL MATURATION; TROUT;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; FONTINALIS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037594761     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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