Sexual size dimorphism and the integration of phenotypically plastic traits

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-428

  Mikolajewski, Dirk J ^a,b   Wohlfahrt, Bianca ^a   Joop, Gerrit ^a,c   Beckerman, Andrew P ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipredator traits; Body size; Conditional independence graphs; Foraging; Life history; Odonata; Phenotypic plasticity; Photoperiod; Predation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DAMSELFLY; DIMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; PLASTICITY; PREDATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

COENAGRION PUELLA; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84880298821     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/een.12034     Document Type: Article

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