Spatial structure of ecological opportunity drives adaptation in a bacterium

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 270-283

  Bailey, Susan F ^a   Kassen, Rees ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Diversification; Ecological opportunity; Heterogeneous environments; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; DIVERGENCE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIALIZATION; SUGAR;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 84863692451     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666609     Document Type: Article

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