Why do colder mothers produce larger eggs? An optimality approach

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 3796-3801

  Bownds, Celeste ^a   Wilson, Robbie ^a   Marshall, Dustin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Egg size; Maternal effect; Offspring size; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SIZE; COLD; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; ZEBRA FISH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 78649282333     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.043356     Document Type: Article

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