Streambed microstructure predicts evolution of development and life history mode in the plethodontid salamander eurycea tynerensis

BMC Biology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bonett, Ronald M ^a,b   Chippindale, Paul T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SURFACE WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYLOGENY; SALAMANDER; SAND; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; URODELA;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; EURYCEA TYNERENSIS; PLETHODONTIDAE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; URODELA;

EID: 33645215277     PISSN: 17417007     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-4-6     Document Type: Article

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