Early exposure to nonlethal predation risk by size-selective predators increases somatic growth and decreases size at adulthood in threespined sticklebacks

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 943-953

  Bell, A M ^a   Dingemanse, N J ^b   Hankison, S J ^c   Langenhof, M B W ^d   Rollins, K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Growth; Life history evolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SIZE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION RISK; SIZE SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TELEOST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PREDATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMEGMAMORPHA; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMEGMAMORPHA; TROUT;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79955001317     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02247.x     Document Type: Article

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