How does selection operate on whole-organism functional performance capacities? A review and synthesis

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-196

  Irschick, Duncan J ^a   Meyers, Jerry J ^a   Husak, Jerry F ^a,b   Le Galliard, Jean François ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ecology; Evolution; Locomotion; Performance selection

Indexed keywords

ANURA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 41849134366     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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