Maximizing growth rate at low temperatures: RNA:DNA allocation strategies and life history traits of Arctic and temperate Daphnia

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1255-1262

  van Geest, G J ^a,e   Sachse, R ^b   Brehm, M ^a   van Donk, E ^a,c   Hessen, D O ^d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cold acclimatization; Polyploidy; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CRUSTACEAN; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPLOIDY; PROTEIN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 77955558013     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0814-z     Document Type: Article

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