Egg-size evolution in aquatic environments: Does oxygen availability constrain size?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1507, 2002, Pages 2325-2330

  Einum, Sigurd ^a   Hendry, Andrew P ^b   Fleming, Ian A ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Incubation; Maternal effects; Metabolic rate; Offspring size; Selection

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BODY SIZE; BROWN TROUT; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; METABOLIC RATE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 41049084039     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2150     Document Type: Article

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