Evolutionary adaptation to temperature. IV. Adaptation of Escherichia coli at a niche boundary

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-43

  Mongold, Judith A ^a   Bennett, Albert F ^b   Lenski, Richard E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bacteria; Correlated responses; Escherichia coli; Fitness; Niche; Stress; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL NICHE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029666981     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb04470.x     Document Type: Article

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