Toward an Evolutionary-Developmental Explanation of Alternative Reproductive Strategies: The Central Role of Switch-Controlled Modular Systems

The Evolution of Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ellis, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive genetic variation; Conditional responsivity; Individual differences; Natural selection; Reproductive strategy; Switch controlled modular systems; West Eberhard model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863092095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372090.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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