Life-history constraints on the success of the many small eggs reproductive strategy

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 490-497

  Andersen, K H ^a   Beyer, J E ^a   Pedersen, M ^b   Andersen, N G ^a   Gislason, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymptotic size; Life history; Marine ecology; Size spectrum

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG SIZE; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGY; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGY; FISHES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 43249097737     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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