Effects of temperature and food quality on age and size at maturity in ectotherms: An experimental test with Atlantic salmon

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 201-210

  Jonsson, Bror ^a   Jonsson, Nina ^a   Finstad, Anders G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body size; Climate change; Condition factor; Growth rate; Lipid density; Maturation; Reaction norm; Sexual difference

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECTOTHERMY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SALMONID; SEAWATER; SIZE AT MATURITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIET; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; SALMO SALAR; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84872596643     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02022.x     Document Type: Article

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