Developmental thresholds and the evolution of reaction norms for age and size at life-history transitions

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 338-350

  Day, Troy ^a   Rowe, Locke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental thresholds; Maturity; Metamorphosis; Plasticity; Wilbur Collins model

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; LIFE HISTORY; PLASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036121753     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338989     Document Type: Article

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