The influence of predator regime on reproductive traits in Gammarus pulex populations

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 215-225

  Åbjörnsson, Kajsa ^a   Brönmark, Christer ^a   Hansson, Lars Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fish; Gammarus pulex; Life history; Predator regime; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZES; CORRECT STRATEGY; GAMMARUS PULEX; LIFE HISTORY; OFFSPRING MORTALITY; PREDATOR REGIME; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS; SIZE RANGES;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FISH PONDS; LAKES; MAMMALS; MEATS;

FISH;

AMPHIPOD; BODY SIZE; FISH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING SUCCESS; MATURATION; MORTALITY; POND; PREDATION; PREY SIZE; REARING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350399947     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9914-6     Document Type: Article

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