Heterochrony in skeletal development and body size in progeny of two morphs of Arctic charr from Thingvallavatn, Iceland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. A, 1999, Pages 175-185

  Eiriksson G M ^a,b   Skulason S ^b   Snorrason, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Holar College   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Diverging evolution; Early skeletal development; Embryonic growth; Resource polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHARR; GROWTH; HABITAT; ICELAND;

EID: 0343502985     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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