A contemporary, Sex-Limited change in body size of an estuarine turtle in response to commercial fishing

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1268-1277

  Wolak, Matthew E ^a   Gilchrist, George W ^a   Ruzicka, Victoria A ^a   Nally, Daniel M ^a   Chambers, Randolph M ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic selection; Fisheries; Haldanes; Malaclemys terrapin; Rapid evolution; Sexual dimorphism; Size selective mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY SIZE; BRACKISH WATER; BYCATCH; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CRAB; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHING; FITNESS; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TURTLE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TURTLES; VIRGINIA;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CHESAPEAKE BAY; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EMYDIDAE; MALACLEMYS; MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77957133005     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01469.x     Document Type: Article

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