Smaller gene networks permit longer persistence in fast-changing environments

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Malcom, Jacob W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENE NETWORK SIZE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION PERSISTENCE TIME; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; ENVIRONMENT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; TIME;

ENVIRONMENT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955566572     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014747     Document Type: Article

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