Experimental evolution of protozoan traits in response to interspecific competition

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-46

  Terhorst, C P ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

18S rRNA; Character displacement; Colpoda; Convergence; Divergence; Niche; Rapid evolution; Sarracenia purpurea

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COEXISTENCE; CYST; DECADAL VARIATION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NICHE OVERLAP;

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CILIATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL SIZE; CILIOPHORA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

COLPODA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; SARRACENIA PURPUREA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 78650242066     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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