How might epigenetics contribute to ecological speciation?

Current Zoology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 686-696

  Smith, Gilbert ^a   Ritchie, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ecological speciation; Epigenetic mechanisms; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproductive isolation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84889245328     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/59.5.686     Document Type: Article

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