A model of ecological and evolutionary consequences of color polymorphism

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Forsman, Anders ^a   Ahnesjö, Jonas ^a   Caesar, Sofia ^a   Karlsson, Magnus ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive polymorphism; Complex phenotypes; Environmental variability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; COLOR MORPH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVOLUTION; POLYMORPHISM; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COLOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40449102962     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0572.1     Document Type: Article

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