Natural selection. II. Developmental variability and evolutionary rate

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2310-2320

  Frank, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Baldwin effect; Genetic assimilation; Natural selection; Phenotypic plasticity; Population genetics; Rapid adaptation; Theory

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LEARNING; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISM;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 80053994437     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02373.x     Document Type: Review

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