Essays about: "Monique Lustenhouwer"

Found 1 essay containing the words Monique Lustenhouwer.

  1. 1. Local adaptation of larval life history in the moor frog Rana arvalis across a landscape mosaic

    University essay from Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning; Populationsbiologi och naturvårdsbiologi

    Author : Monique Lustenhouwer; [2012]
    Keywords : rana arvalis; moor frog; growth rate; local adaptation; life history; landscape mosaic; predation;

    Abstract : Growth rate is an important life history trait, which impacts fitness indirectly through its effect on the age and size at maturity, as well as directly through costs associated with accelerated growth such as increased predation risk. Genetic variation and plasticity in growth are widespread in nature, and local adaptation of growth rate may evolve due to divergent selection in different environments, for example related to predation risk, temperature or time constraints. READ MORE