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Carry-over effects of the larval environment on post-metamorphic performance in two hylid frogs.
Oecologia - 1 Dec 2010
Van Allen Benjamin G, Briggs Venetia S, McCoy Michael W, Vonesh James R
Abstract excerpt
Life history theory and empirical studies suggest that large size or earlier metamorphosis are suitable proxies for increased lifetime fitness. Thus, across a gradient of larval habitat quality, individuals with similar phenotypes for these traits should exhibit similar post-metamorphic performance. Here we examine this paradigm by testing for differences in post-metamorphic growth and survival independent of...
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