Abstract
Three features of the clone were essentially invariant with respect to food level: the length-mass regression, the durations of instars, and the size-specific fractions of net energy intake invested in reproduction. The main response to food limitation was a reduction in size-specific net energy intake and in egg size. The energy cost of molting is a major constraint on the evolution of body size in Daphnia. -from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 246-256 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Ecology |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics