Search for dissertations about: "Björn Lardner"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Björn Lardner.

2. 1. Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in tadpoles

   Author : Björn Lardner; Biologiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; salinity tolerance; trade-off; life-history; tail depth; inducible defence; antipredator strategies; tadpoles; anurans; amphibians; Phenotypic plasticity; local adaptation; competitive ability; allozymes.; Animal ecology; Djurekologi;

   Abstract : Amphibian larvae are plastic in many traits. Can plasticity buffer population divergence, so that local adaptation is more common in non-plastic traits? I argue that this may be the case for adaptive plastic responses. READ MORE