Maternal body size as an evolutionary constraint on egg size in a butterfly

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2374-2385

  Bauerfeind, Stephanie S ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antagonistic selection; Artificial selection; Bicyclus anynana; Fecundity; Life history evolution; Reproductive investment; Synergistic selection

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BUTTERFLY; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BUTTERFLY; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BUTTERFLIES; CELL SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; LARVA; OVUM; PUPA; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

BICYCLUS ANYNANA;

EID: 34848824330     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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