The evolution of phenotypic plasticity in spatially structured environments: Implications of intraspecific competition, plasticity costs and environmental characteristics

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 613-628

  Ernande, B ^a,b   Dieckmann, U ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Costs of phenotypic plasticity; Density dependence; Environmental heterogeneity; Evolution; Frequency dependent selection; Phenotypic plasticity; Reaction norms; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2342641626     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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