Morphological convergence during pregnancy among predator and nonpredator populations of the livebearing fish Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Teleostei: Poeciliidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 386-392

  Wesner, Jeff S ^a   Billman, Eric J ^a   Meier, Adam ^a,b   Belk, Mark C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Life history; Morphology; Predation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOBILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PREGNANCY; TELEOST; TRADE-OFF;

BRACHYRHAPHIS RHABDOPHORA; POECILIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80052820427     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01715.x     Document Type: Article

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