Growth rate increases with latitude in the Atlantic silverside, Menidia menidia, and the
population differences have a genetic basis. Understanding the evolution of this latitudinal …

How do organisms adapt to the differences in temperature and length of the growing season
that occur with latitude? Among Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) along the east coast …

Latitudinal populations of the Atlantic silverside, Menidia menidia, show substantial genetic
variation in rates of energy acquistion and allocation. Reared in common environments …

Abstract The Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) exhibits countergradient latitudinal
variation in somatic growth rate along the East Coast of North America. Larvae and juveniles …

In ectotherms, lower mean temperatures and shorter growing seasons at higher latitudes
would be expected to cause a reduction in the annual growth rate of an individual. If slower …

Evidence suggests that the capacity for growth (ie, maximum growth potential) within a
species may vary inversely with the length of the growing season across a latitudinal …

There is strong evidence that genetic capacity for growth evolves toward an optimum rather
than an absolute maximum. This implies that fast growth has a cost and that trade‐offs occur …

Understanding the evolution of growth rate requires knowledge of the physiology of growth.
This study explored the physiological basis of countergradient variation (CnGV) in somatic …

Compensatory growth is widespread in juvenile animals; it refers to the ability to grow at
faster-than-routine rates, following intervals of slow growth due to reduced food supply or …

For many ectotherms, the annual cycle is partitioned into 'growing'(summer) and 'non‐
growing'(winter) seasons, and the lengths of these seasons are inversely related across a …