Rapid evolution of a polyphenic threshold

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-268

  Moczek, Armin P ^a,b   Nijhout, H Frederik ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEETLE; BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0038581542     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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