Behavioural trade-offs between growth and mortality explain evolution of submaximal growth rates

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1165-1171

  Biro, Peter A ^a,d   Abrahams, Mark V ^a   Post, John R ^b   Parkinson, Eric A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity; Antipredator; Genotype; Habitat use; Trout

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MORTALITY; PREDATOR; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINBOW TROUT; SURVIVAL; TIME; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MORTALITY; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; RISK-TAKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33746830744     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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