Evolutionary responses to environmental heterogeneity in Central American echinoid larvae: Plastic versus constant phenotypes

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1358-1372

  McAlister, Justin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant phenotype; Diadema; Echinoid; Echinometra; Eucidaris; Evolution; Geminate species pairs; Larvae; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOOD CHAIN; HETEROGENEITY; LARVA; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; LIMB; MORPHOMETRICS; PANAMA; PHENOTYPE; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; EXTREMITIES; LARVA; PANAMA; PHENOTYPE; SEA URCHINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

DIADEMA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOMETRA; EUCIDARIS;

EID: 44449107035     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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