Ecotypic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity in reproductive traits of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda: Oniscidea)

Oecologia

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-60

  Hassall, Mark ^a   Helden, Alvin ^b   Goldson, Andrew ^c   Grant, Alastair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood size; Microevolution; Norms of reaction; Offspring size; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOPODA; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; GREAT BRITAIN; ISOPODA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER; WOMEN;

ARMADILLIDIUM VULGARE; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA;

EID: 15244340934     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1772-3     Document Type: Article

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