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Alternative intrapopulation life-history strategies and their trade-offs in an African annual fish.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 May 2014
Polačik M, Blažek R, Režucha R, Vrtílek M, Terzibasi Tozzini E, Reichard M
Abstract excerpt
In ephemeral habitats, the same genotypes cope with unpredictable environmental conditions, favouring the evolution of developmental plasticity and alternative life-history strategies (ALHS). We tested the existence of intrapopulation ALHS in an annual killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri, inhabiting temporary pools. The pools are either primary (persisting throughout the whole rainy season) or secondary (refilled...
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