Habitat dependent associations between parasitism and fluctuating asymmetry among endemic stickleback populations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 939-948

  Bergstrom, C A ^a   Reimchen, T E ^b  

^a BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental stability; Functional morphology; Predation; Selection

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FITNESS; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; PARASITISM; SELECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NEMATODA; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX FACTORS; SMEGMAMORPHA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EUSTRONGYLIDES; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 22144451130     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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