Evolution of discrete phenotypes from continuous norms of reaction

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-27

  Chevin, Luis Miguel ^a   Lande, Russell ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditional strategy; Discontinuous variation; Inducible traits; Phenotypic plasticity; Polyphenism; Threshold character

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REACTION NORM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84879175439     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670613     Document Type: Article

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