Costs and limits of phenotypic plasticity: Tests with predator-induced morphology and life history in a freshwater snail

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 465-480

  DeWitt, T J ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs of plasticity; Evolution of plasticity; Genetics of plasticity; Predator induced defence; Reaction norm

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; PHYSA HETEROSTROPHA;

EID: 0031812960     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050100     Document Type: Article

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