Microgeographic variation in temperature-induced plasticity in an isolated amphibian metapopulation

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 979-991

  Orizaola, Germán ^a   Laurila, Anssi ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Edge populations; Environmental heterogeneity; Life history; Metamorphosis; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FROG; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; ISOLATED POPULATION; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METAMORPHOSIS; METAPOPULATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SWEDEN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA LESSONAE;

EID: 68949170030     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9285-x     Document Type: Article

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