Environmentally induced responses co-opted for reproductive altruism

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 805-808

  Nedelcu, Aurora M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Chlamydomonas; Evolution; Reproductive altruism; Soma; Volvox

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ALTRUISM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN ALGA; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; HEXAPODA; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 74549194987     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0334     Document Type: Article

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