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      Why are larger Foraminifera large?

      Paleobiology
      Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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          Abstract

          Delayed maturation and growth to large sizes are only advantageous under stable environmental conditions where food resources are limited. Specialization to algal symbiosis is also highly advantageous under those conditions if sunlight is available. The coevolution of these two characteristics has occurred many times in many foraminiferal lineages. These traits are sometimes associated with increased embryon size and suppression of sexual reproduction, which are also characteristics most advantageous under stable environmental conditions. Specialization for these traits, ensuring success in warm, shallow, stable, oligotrophic environments, often dooms the species or lineage to extinction when conditions change.

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                Journal
                Paleobiology
                Paleobiology
                Cambridge University Press (CUP)
                0094-8373
                1938-5331
                1985
                April 08 2016
                1985
                : 11
                : 2
                : 195-208
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                10.1017/S0094837300011507
                6348d250-fa2f-49ec-a89e-6bfc5da0428a
                © 1985

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