The importance of growth and mortality costs in the evolution of the optimal life history

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1920-1930

  Roff, D A ^a   Heibo, E ^b   VOllestad L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Allocation to reproduction; Gonadosomatic index; Life history; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY RISK; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY; PERCH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; PERCHES; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TROUT;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 33749998622     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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