Predator-induced larval cloning in the sand dollar dendraster excentricus: might mothers matter?

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-114

  Dawn, Vaughn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLONAL GROWTH; CONSPECIFIC; ECHINODERM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LARVA; MATERNAL EFFECT; MUCUS; PLANKTON; PREDATOR;

CLYPEASTEROIDA; DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS; ECHINOIDA; PLUTEUS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLONING; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METABOLISM; MUCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEA URCHIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLONING, ORGANISM; FISHES; LARVA; MUCUS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEA URCHINS;

EID: 70449556256     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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