Quantitative genetics of body size and timing of maturation in two nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) populations.

Due to its influence on body size, timing of maturation is an important life-history trait in ectotherms with indeterminate growth. Comparison of patterns of growth and maturation within and between two populations (giant vs. normal sized) of nine-spined sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) in a breed...

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Main Authors: Yukinori Shimada, Takahito Shikano, Anna Kuparinen, Abigél Gonda, Tuomas Leinonen, Juha Merilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22194929/?tool=EBI