Fine-scale adaptation in a clonal sea anemone

Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1373-1380

  Sherman, Craig D H ^a   Ayre, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asexual; Fecundity; Genotypic diversity; Habitat heterogeneity; Life history evolution; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; DISPERSAL; GENOTYPE; GROWTH; HABITAT; HETEROGENEITY; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA ANEMONE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEA ANEMONES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ACTINIA TENEBROSA; ACTINIARIA;

EID: 44449168700     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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