Environment and Genetic Accommodation

Biological Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-212

  Nijhout, H Frederik ^a   Suzuki, Yuichiro ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

capacitance; genetic accommodation; genetic assimilation; homeostasis; polyphenism; thresholds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864645282     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2008.3.3.204     Document Type: Article

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