Plasticity of size and growth in fluctuating thermal environments: Comparing reaction norms and performance curves

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 450-460

  Kingsolver, Joel G ^a   Izem, Rima ^b,c   Ragland, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 13844296789     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/44.6.450     Document Type: Conference Paper

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