How stress selects for reversible phenotypic plasticity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 873-883

  Gabriel, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Department of Biology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Breadth of adaptation; Completeness of information; Environmental tolerance; Phenotypic plasticity; Reliability of environmental cues; Response time lag; Reversible phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SELECTION; TOLERANCE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; STRESS; TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 22144498117     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00959.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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