Direct and Indirect ecosystem effects of evolutionary adaptation in the trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-185

  Bassar, Ronald D ^a   Ferriere, Regis ^b,c   López Sepulcre, Andrés ^a,b   Marshall, Michael C ^d   Travis, Joseph ^e   Pringle, Catherine M ^d   Reznick, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco evolutionary feedback; Evolution; Food webs; Indirect effects

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MESOCOSM; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PREDATOR; TELEOST;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POECILIA;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 84863685780     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666611     Document Type: Article

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