Low proportions of reproducing hemiclonal females increase the stability of a sexual parasite-host system (Rana esculenta, R. lessonae)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1089-1101

  Reyer, H U ^a   Walti M O ^a   Battig I ^a   Altwegg, R ^a,b   Hellriegel, B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Hybridogenesis; Lifetime reproductive success; Reproductive costs; Water frogs

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FECUNDITY; FROG; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA ESCULENTA; RANA LESSONAE; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4544277256     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00881.x     Document Type: Article

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