Genetic variation for shell traits in a direct-developing marine snail involved in a putative sympatric ecological speciation process

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 635-650

  Conde Padín, Paula ^a   Carvajal Rodríguez, Antonio ^a,b   Carballo, Mónica ^a   Caballero, Armando ^a   Rolán Alvarez, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation Geometric morphometrics; Heritability; Hybrid zone; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOTYPE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; SNAIL; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SYMPATRY;

GASTROPODA; LITTORINA SAXATILIS;

EID: 34347330265     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9142-8     Document Type: Article

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