Eco-Evolutionary Feedbacks Drive Niche Differentiation in the Alewife

Biological Theory

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Schielke, Erika G ^a,b   Palkovacs, Eric P ^c   Post, David M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alosa pseudoharengus; Eco evolutionary dynamics; Intraspecific variation; Niche construction; Predation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877773059     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13752-012-0031-9     Document Type: Article

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