Patterns of natural selection on size at metamorphosis in water frogs

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 872-882

  Altwegg, Res ^a,b   Reyer, Heinz Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AICc; Capture mark recapture; Complex life cycles; Life history; Manipulated phenotype; Metamorphosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FROG; LIFE HISTORY; METAMORPHOSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA LESSONAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038613089     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00298.x     Document Type: Article

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