Studying phenotypic plasticity: The advantages of a broad approach

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Gianoli, Ernesto ^a,b,c   Valladares, Fernando ^d,e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Allometry; Ecological significance; Genotype; Genotype environment; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; NATURAL SELECTION; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 83155192938     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01793.x     Document Type: Review

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