Litter overlap in Gambusia hubbsi: Superfetation revisited

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 423-430

  Downhower, Jerry F ^a   Brown, Luther P ^b   Matsui, Margaret L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Investment in reproduction; Litter size; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; EMBRYO; FISH; LITTER SIZE;

ANDROS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

GAMBUSIA HUBBSI;

EID: 23844505066     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021151428795     Document Type: Article

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