Unravelling phenotypic plasticity - Why should we bother?

New Phytologist

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 644-648

  Bradshaw, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epistatic gene systems; Genetic control of plasticity; Homeostasis; Instability; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; SURVEY;

ADAPTATION; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646702825     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01761.x     Document Type: Review

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