Rapid experimental shift in host use traits of a polyphagous marine herbivore reveals fitness costs on alternative hosts

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1335-1355

  Sotka, Erik E ^a   Reynolds, Pamela L ^b,c  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled natural selection experiment; Herbivore tolerance; Marine plant herbivore interactions; Secondary metabolite; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; HOST USE; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEAWEED; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SPECIALIZATION; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

AMPHIPODA; AMPITHOE LONGIMANA; HEXAPODA; HYPNEA; SARGASSUM; ULVA;

EID: 80054032306     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9473-y     Document Type: Article

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