12 research outputs found
Observations on the inflammatory response within the dermis of a white bass, Morone chrysops (Rafinesque), infected with Lernaea cruciata (Copepoda: Caligidea)
No full textSEXUAL SELECTION AND SURVIVAL SELECTION ON WING COLORATION AND BODY SIZE IN THE RUBYSPOT DAMSELFLY HETAERINA AMERICANA
No full textI review methodological problems that can lead to false evidence for selection on secondary sexual characters and present a study of selection in rubyspot damselflies (Hetaerina americana) that avoids these pitfalls. Male rubyspots have a large red spot on each wing that grows to a terminal size after sexual maturity. Selection gradient analyses revealed evidence for positive sexual and survival selection on both terminal wing spot size and body size. Phenotype manipulations confirmed that wing spot size was subject to direct sexual selection, but showed that the positive slope of survival on wing spot size was an indirect effect of selection on unmeasured traits. This study provides the strongest evidence yet for sexual selection on coloration in Odonata, but also provides clear examples of why phenotypic selection statistics must be calculated and interpreted cautiously
Pectinatella magnifica (Leidy, 1851) (Bryozoa, Phylactolaemata), a biofouling bryozoan recently introduced to China
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Ultrastructural analysis of the yolk processing pattern in embryonic pond slider turtles ( Trachemys scripta
No full textRedescription of Lagenophrys cochinensis Santhakumari & Gopalan, 1980 (Ciliophora, Peritrichia, Lagenophryidae), an Ectosymbiont of Marine Isopods, Including New Information on Morphology, Geographic Distribution, and Intraspecific Variation
No full textRelative growth of organs and parts of a marine teleost, the porgy,Pagrus major, with special reference to metabolism-size relationships
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