Phenotypic plasticity opposes species invasions by altering fitness surface

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2112-2120

  Peacor, Scott D ^a,b   Allesina, Stefano ^c   Riolo, Rick L ^c   Pascual, Mercedes ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SPECIES INVASION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHENOTYPE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33751036205     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040372     Document Type: Article

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