Evolution in a constant environment: Thermal fluctuations and thermal sensitivity of laboratory and field populations of Manduca sexta

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Kingsolver, Joel G ^a   Ragland, Gregory J ^b   Diamond, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating environments; Rapid evolution; Temperature adaptation; Thermal reaction norms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; MOTH; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOBACCO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MANDUCA; TEMPERATURE;

MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 58849128650     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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