Differential susceptibility to food stress in neonates of sexual and asexual mollies (Poecilia, Poeciliidae)

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-47

  Tobler, Michael ^a,b,c   Schlupp, Ingo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexuality; Environmental stress; Evolution and maintenance of sex; Gynogenesis; Mutation accumulation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; MUTATION; NEONATE; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA; POECILIA FORMOSA; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 75549087149     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9288-7     Document Type: Article

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