Response to Wells: Phenotypic responses to early environmental cues can be adaptive in adults

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 425-426

  Spencer, Hamish G ^a   Hanson, Mark A ^b   Gluckman, Peter D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 33746001398     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.05.005     Document Type: Letter

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