The role of predation in variation in body shape in guppies Poecilia reticulata: A comparison of field and common garden phenotypes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1144-1157

  Burns, J G ^a   Di Nardo, P ^a   Rodd, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caudal peduncle; Geometric morphometrics; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WATER FLOW; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POECILIA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 70449372423     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02314.x     Document Type: Article

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