Genetic polymorphism and trade-offs in the early life-history strategy of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1795): A quantitative genetic study

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 399-414

  Ernande, Bruno ^a,c   Clobert, J ^b   Mccombie, H ^a   Boudry, P ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age and size at metamorphosis; Age and size at settlement; Costs; Genetic correlations; Genetic variability; Marine bivalve molluscs; Metamorphosis; Oysters; Settlement; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POLYMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; FERTILITY; FRANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; OYSTER; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CROSSES, GENETIC; FERTILITY; FRANCE; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; OSTREIDAE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0037884708     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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