The interaction of multiple environmental stressors affects adaptation to a novel habitat in the natterjack toad Bufo calamita

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2267-2277

  Rogell, B ^a   Hofman, M ^a,b   Eklund, M ^c   Laurila, A ^a   HOglund J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c Pharmaceutical Biostatistics/Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evolutionary change; Genetic correlations; Life history traits; Natural selection; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; POND; SALINITY; TOAD; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; LINEAR MODELS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 70350414423     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01842.x     Document Type: Article

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