A Survey of Reproductive Biology of Zenarchopterus dispar in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam

Authors

Tu Tran, Brigham Young University
Dr. Mark Belk, Brigham Young University

Keywords

predator-free environments, phenotypic life-history, growth divergence, non-livebearing fish, Zenarchopterus dispar

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

Abstract

Different selective environments could often predict life-history strategies (sensu Endler 1986). Resource levels of the environments strongly affect fitness and evolutionary stable strategies of species (Patrick and Pierre 1993). Similarly, predators also have a major effect on the life history of fish populations. The fish population from the predator’s area attained maturity at a smaller size, produced more, and smaller offspring relative to populations from predator-free environments (Johnson and Belk 2001).

Recommended Citation

Tran, Tu and Belk, Dr. Mark (2013) "A Survey of Reproductive Biology of Zenarchopterus dispar in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1080.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1080