The evolution of plasticity and nonplastic spatial and temporal adaptations in the presence of imperfect environmental cues

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-130

  Tufto, Jarle ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental cues; Plasticity; Quantitative genetics; Sensory systems; Spatial variation; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PLASTICITY;

EID: 0033925377     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303381     Document Type: Article

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