Development and evolution of adaptive polyphenisms

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-18

  Nijhout, H Frederik ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BEETLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; PHENOTYPE; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEETLES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOTYPE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SEASONS;

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037263594     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03003.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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