Life history evolution in cichlids 2: Directional evolution of the trade-off between egg number and egg size

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-84

  Kolm, N ^a,c   Goodwin, N B ^a   Balshine, S ^b   Reynolds, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Correlated evolution; Discrete; Life history; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CICHLID; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; OOCYTE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CICHLIDS; CLUTCH SIZE; ORGAN SIZE; OVUM; PHYLOGENY;

CICHLIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33645072456     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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