Natural variation in chemosensation: Lessons from an island nematode

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 5209-5224

  Mcgaughran, Angela ^a   Morgan, Katy ^a   Sommer, Ralf J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemoattraction; Ecology; La R union Island; Natural variation; Nematode; Pristionchus pacificus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890881075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.902     Document Type: Article

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