Evolution of animal photoperiodism

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 38, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-25

  Bradshaw, William E ^a   Holzapfel, Christina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Circannual rhythm; Climatic adaptation; Dormancy; Migration; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAY LENGTH; DORMANCY; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; INVASIBILITY; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE HISTORY; MIGRATION; POLAR REGION; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 37349057273     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.37.091305.110115     Document Type: Review

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