The inheritance of phenotypes: An adaptation to fluctuating environments

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Lachmann, Michael ^a   Jablonka, Eva ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LAMARCKIA;

EID: 0030573545     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0109     Document Type: Article

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