How to measure maturation: A comparison of probabilistic methods used to test for genotypic variation and plasticity in the decision to mature

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 525-538

  Harney, Ewan ^a   Dooren, Tom J M Van ^b   Paterson, Steve ^a   Plaistow, Stewart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Age and size at maturity; Daphnia; Life history evolution; Maturation thresholds; Phenotypic plasticity; Probabilistic maturation reaction norms

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATURATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PROBABILITY; SIZE AT MATURITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 84873055493     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01758.x     Document Type: Article

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