Symbiosis as a source of selectable epigenetic variation: Taking the heat for the big guy

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1540, 2010, Pages 671-678

  Gilbert, Scott F ^a   McDonald, Emily ^a   Boyle, Nicole ^a   Buttino, Nicholas ^a   Gyi, Lin ^a   Mai, Mark ^a   Prakash, Neelakantan ^a   Robinson, James ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco devo; Group selection; Mutualism; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENOME; GROUP SELECTION; HERITABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; SHRUB; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANTHOZOA; CACTACEAE; CNIDARIA;

EID: 76749086082     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0245     Document Type: Review

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