Metapopulation structure favors plasticity over local adaptation

American Naturalist

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-283

  Sultan, Sonia E ^a   Spencer, Hamish G ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotypes; Environmental cues; Metapopulation; Phenotypic plasticity; Population divergence; Variable environments

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LOCAL ADAPTATION; METAPOPULATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 0036065328     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341015     Document Type: Article

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