A population genetic theory of canalization

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 329-347

  Wagner, Günter P ^a   Booth, Ginger ^a   Bagheri Chaichian, Homayoun ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canalization; development; evolution; evolvability

Indexed keywords

CANALIZATION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETIC MODEL;

EID: 0030617955     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02420.x     Document Type: Article

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