Playing smart vs. playing safe: The joint expression of phenotypic plasticity and potential bet hedging across and within thermal environments

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1047-1056

  Simons, A M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bet hedging; Developmental reaction norms; Diversification; Dormancy; Geometric mean fitness; Life history evolution; Lobelia; Phenotypic plasticity; Seed germination; Thermal performance curves

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GERMINATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED; WEED;

LOBELIA; LOBELIA INFLATA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOBELIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; GERMINATION; LOBELIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84901624245     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12378     Document Type: Article

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