Changing costs of reproduction: Age-based differences in reproductive allocation and escape performance in a livebearing fish

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-169

  Belk, Mark C ^a   Tuckfield, R Cary ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CYPRINID; FECUNDITY; FISH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 72949083303     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17742.x     Document Type: Article

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