The evolution of plasticity of dauer larva developmental arrest in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1343-1353

  Diaz, S Anaid ^a   Viney, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Dauer larvae; Evolution; Phenotypic plasticity; Selection experiment

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 84924968625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1436     Document Type: Article

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