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Land colonisation by fish is associated with predictable changes in life history

Edward R M Platt1, Ashley M Fowler2, Terry J Ord3

  • 1Evolution and Ecology Research Centre and the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2052, Australia.

Oecologia
|March 3, 2016
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Summary

Species colonizing new environments, like fish moving to land, may gain survival benefits. This study used life history theory to show terrestrial fish have faster reproduction and slower growth, suggesting reduced early-life mortality.

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Age-specific mortalityBlennyEcological releaseGonad developmentTrade-offs

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