Costs of phenotypic plasticity

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-282

  Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax; Cost of plasticity; Development; Fitness; Growth; Phenotypic plasticity; Predation; Rana sylvatica; Trait plasticity

Indexed keywords

COST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GROWTH; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDATION;

ANAX LONGIPES; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0036183819     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338540     Document Type: Article

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