Complex growth rate evolution in a latitudinally widespread species

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 862-869

  Caley, M Julian ^a   Schwarzkopf, Lin ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Genotype by environment interaction; Growth compensation; Growth rate evolution; Lizard; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPTILE; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALIA; EULAMPRUS; EULAMPRUS QUOYII; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2342588731     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00417.x     Document Type: Article

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