Variation in purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) morphological traits in relation to resource availability

Flexible resource investment is a risk sensitive reproductive strategy where individuals trade resources spent on reproduction for basic metabolic maintenance and survival. This study examined morphological variation in herbivorous sea urchin grazers across a mosaic landscape of macroalgae dominated...

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Main Authors: Joshua G. Smith, Sabrina C. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11352.pdf