Egg size and the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in larvae of the echinoid genus Strongylocentrotus

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 352, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-316

  McAlister, Justin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoid; Egg size; Evolution; Larvae; Phenotypic plasticity; Strongylocentrotus

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 35448954493     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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