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Trade-offs between predation risk and growth benefits in the copepod Eurytemora affinis with contrasting pigmentation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gorokhova Elena, Lehtiniemi Maiju, Motwani Nisha H
Abstract excerpt
Intraspecific variation in body pigmentation is an ecologically and evolutionary important trait; however, the pigmentation related trade-offs in marine zooplankton are poorly understood. We tested the effects of intrapopulation phenotypic variation in the pigmentation of the copepod Eurytemora a...
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