Maternally determined adaptation to acidity in Rana arvalis: Are laboratory and field estimates of embryonic stress tolerance congruent?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 832-838

  Persson, M ^a,c   Rasanen K ^a,d   Laurila, A ^a   Merila J ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Department of Aquatic Ecology ^*  (Sweden)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EMBRYONIC SURVIVAL; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; POPULATION VARIATION; STRESS TOLERANCE;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ACIDITY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FIELD SURVEY; FROG; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MATERNAL EFFECT;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ARVALIS;

EID: 35348853868     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-064     Document Type: Article

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