Inducible plasticity: Optimal waiting time for the development of an inducible phenotype

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 553-559

  Nishimura, Kinya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost; Delay time; Inducible defences; Inducible plasticity; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645778725     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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