On the experimental evolution of specialization and diversity in heterogeneous environments

Ecology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 272-281

  Jasmin, Jean Nicolas ^a,b   Kassen, Rees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Character displacement; Diversity; Experimental evolution; Heterogeneous environments; Niche breadth; Niche conservatism; Productivity; Pseudomonas; Trade off

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; MANNOSE; SORBITOL;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BACTERIUM; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; NICHE BREADTH; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; MANNOSE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SORBITOL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 33947278847     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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