Does within-population variation in egg size reduce intraspecific competition in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 110-115

  Einum, S ^a   Fleming, I A ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal effects; Niche variation; Population dynamics; Stability

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATERNAL EFFECT;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 1342268875     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2004.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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