Heritable body size mediates apparent life-history trade-offs in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1554-1562

  Miller, B L W ^a   Sinervo, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ariolimax dolichophallus; Asymptotic body size; Heritability; Life history; Physiological trade offs; Self fertilization; Simultaneous hermaphrodites

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; GASTROPOD; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; HERITABILITY; HERMAPHRODITE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; GASTROPOD; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HERMAPHRODITISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EVOLUTION; GASTROPODA; HERMAPHRODITISM; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ARIOLIMAX DOLICHOPHALLUS; GASTROPODA;

EID: 34250699966     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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