Toward a synthetic understanding of the role of phenology in ecology and evolution

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1555, 2010, Pages 3101-3112

  Forrest, Jessica ^a,b   Miller Rushing, Abraham J ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c National Phenology Network   (United States)

^d Wildlife Society   (United States)

^e Acadia National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Life history; Natural selection; Phenology; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FORECASTING METHOD; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SYNCHRONY;

EID: 77958055952     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0145     Document Type: Review

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