Why does egg size increase with maternal size? Effects of egg size and egg density on offspring phenotypes in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 949-960

  Rollinson, Njal ^a   Hutchings, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Emergence time; Maternal effects; Optimal egg size; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79955888979     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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