Evolutionary and plastic responses of freshwater invertebrates to climate change: Realized patterns and future potential

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-55

  Stoks, Robby ^a   Geerts, Aurora N ^a   De Meester, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquatic insects; Experimental evolution; Hydroperiod; Latitudinal gradients; Rapid evolution; Salinity; Space for time substitution; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891906972     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12108     Document Type: Article

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