Sexual and lifetime selection on body size in a marine fish: The importance of life-history trade-offs

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1653-1663

  Johnson, Darren W ^a   Hixon, M A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Balancing selection; Coral reef fish; Fitness; Invisible fraction; Mating success; Optimal body size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; DEMOGRAPHY; FIELD SURVEY; FITNESS; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION; STABILIZATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEFS; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PERCIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRIDAE; STEGASTES PARTITUS;

EID: 79960257601     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02298.x     Document Type: Article

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