Consistent Frequency of Color Morphs in the Sea Star Pisaster ochraceus (Echinodermata:Asteriidae) across Open-Coast Habitats in the Northeastern Pacific1

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Summary

It is found that the frequency of orange sea stars in a population increases with the size of the animals in most populations, and the most parsimonious explanation is that adult color is a selectively neutral genetic trait that expresses itself ontogenetically.

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2007-02-12
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Biology, Habitat, Ecology, Shore, Population

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