Polyphenism in insects

Current Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Simpson, Stephen J ^a   Sword, Gregory A ^b   Lo, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; INSECTS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 80053327912     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.06.006     Document Type: Review

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