Phenotypic plasticity and diversity in insects

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1540, 2010, Pages 593-603

  Moczek, Armin P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modularity; Mutation accumulation; Onthophagus; Relaxed selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; ONTHOPHAGUS;

EID: 76749134306     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0263     Document Type: Review

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