Mechanistic analysis of natural selection and a refinement of lack's and Williams's principles

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Sinervo, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history trade off; Natural selection; Phenotypic manipulation; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EID: 0032836880     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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