Sex-specific plasticity in body phosphorus content of Hyalella amphipods

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 722, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-102

  Goos, Jared M ^a   French, Beverly J ^b   Relyea, Rick A ^b   Cothran, Rickey D ^b   Jeyasingh, Punidan D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological stoichiometry; Food choice; Food quality; Hyalella; Phosphorus availability; Plasticity; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOSPHORUS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84888221940     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-013-1682-7     Document Type: Article

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