Larval size in Elysia stylifera is determined by extra-embryonic provisioning but not egg size

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 389, Issue , 2009, Pages 127-137

  Allen, Richard M ^a   Krug, Patrick J ^b   Marshall, Dustin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Egg capsules; Egg mass; Extra capsular yolk; Gastropod; Life history; Maternal effect; Offspring size

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; GASTROPOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA;

EID: 70349542921     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08157     Document Type: Article

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