Geographical variation in allometry in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2631-2638

  Egset, C K ^a   Bolstad, G H ^a   Rosenqvist, G ^a   Endler, J A ^b   Pelabon C ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Predation; Sexual selection; Shape; Size; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOMETRY; BODY SHAPE; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PREDATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE; SWIMMING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FIN (ORGAN); GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PALAEMONIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ANIMAL FINS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PALAEMONIDAE; POECILIA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; MACROBRACHIUM CRENULATUM; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 81155148157     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02387.x     Document Type: Article

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