The relationship between larval size and fitness in the tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus: Bigger is better?

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1391-1399

  Benesh, Daniel P ^a   Weinreich, Friederike ^a   Kalbe, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; FITNESS; FLATWORM; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SIZE;

CESTODA; COPEPODA; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS; VERMES;

EID: 84865559866     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19925.x     Document Type: Article

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