Eutrophication and predation risk interact to affect sexual trait expression and mating success

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 708-719

  Cothran, Rickey D ^a   Stiff, Andy R ^a   Jeyasingh, Punidan D ^b   Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Hyalella; Life history evolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

AMPHIPOD; CHEMICAL CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIMICRY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOSPHORUS; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; EUTROPHICATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CUES; EUTROPHICATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORUS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AMPHIPODA; HYALELLA;

EID: 84857687555     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01475.x     Document Type: Article

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