Exploring the phenotypic plasticity of standard metabolic rate and its inter-individual consistency in the hermit crab Calcinus californiensis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-26

  Alcaraz, Guillermina ^a   Kruesi, Karla ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hermit crab; Interindividual variation; Metabolic consistency; Plasticity; Repeatability; Standard metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SHELL;

CALCINUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84155167456     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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