Key questions in the genetics and genomics of eco-evolutionary dynamics

Heredity

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 456-466

  Hendry, A P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive divergence; Community structure; Ecosystem function; Heritability; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIVERGENCE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EPISTASIS; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMANS;

EID: 84887619612     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.75     Document Type: Review

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