The phenotypic plasticity of Death Valley's pupfish

American Scientist

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-36

  Lema, Sean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; GENOME; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SUBSPECIES; SURVIVAL;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYPRINODONTIDAE;

EID: 37749032492     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2008.69.3668     Document Type: Article

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