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The Evolution of Size in Size-Structured Populations

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Size-Structured Populations

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In many populations of animals and plants, particularly those with indeterminate growth, size is the dominant ecological attribute of individuals (see Caswell 1982 and this Vol.; Peters 1983; Werner and Gilliam 1984; Sauer and Slade 1987; Sebens 1987). Understanding the evolution of size is therefore critical to understanding the population biology of these species. Because individuals of different ages are often of very different size, a full treatment must consider the ontogeny of size. This paper outlines a predictive theory for the evolution of growth trajectories based on quantitative genetics.

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  1. Dept. of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA

    M. Kirkpatrick

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Linköping, S-581 83, Linköping, Sweden

    Bo Ebenman

  2. Department of Ecology, Limnology, P.O. Box 65, S-22100, Lund, Sweden

    Lennart Persson

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Kirkpatrick, M. (1988). The Evolution of Size in Size-Structured Populations. In: Ebenman, B., Persson, L. (eds) Size-Structured Populations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74001-5_3

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