Characterizing selection on phenotypic plasticity in response to natural environmental heterogeneity

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2904-2920

  Baythavong, Brooke S ^a   Stanton, Maureen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Fitness; Genetic variation; Phenotypic plasticity; Population biology; Selection natural

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE; HERB; HETEROGENEITY; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GERANIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GERANIACEAE; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SELECTION, GENETIC;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ERODIUM CICUTARIUM;

EID: 78649294943     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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