Life history and allozyme diversification in regional ecomorphs of the Hyalella azteca (Crustacea: Amphipoda) species complex

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-175

  Wellborn, Gary A ^a   Cothran, Rickey ^a   Bartholf, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Endemic species; Evolution; Lepomis; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOZYME; AMPHIPOD; ECOMORPHOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; CRUSTACEA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA; LEPOMIS;

EID: 13644259218     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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