Phenotypic plasticity and interpopulation differences in life history traits of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda:Oniscidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-89

  Hassall, Mark ^a   Helden, Alvin ^a,b   Benton, Timothy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food quality; Life history strategy; Microevolution; Resource availability; Trade off

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; ISOPODA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; ISOPODA; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLIDIUM; ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ISOPODA; ONISCIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0141838220     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1325-1     Document Type: Article

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