What invasive species reveal about the rate and form of contemporary phenotypic change in nature

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 496-509

  Westley, Peter A H ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Darwins; Haldanes; Microevolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Rapid evolution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DATABASE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; UNDERPINNING;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953019949     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658902     Document Type: Article

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