Extended phenotype redux. How far can the reach of genes extend in manipulating the environment of an organism?

EMBO Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-215

  Hunter, Philip ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SYMBIOSIS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENES; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS;

EID: 61849156809     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/embor.2009.18     Document Type: Article

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