Avoiding the crowds: The evolution of plastic responses to seasonal cues in a density-dependent world

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 819-828

  Metcalf, C Jessica E ^a   Burghardt, Liana T ^b   Koons, David N ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Density dependence; Eco evolutionary; Model; Phenology; Plant development and life history traits

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GERMINATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84931387914     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12391     Document Type: Article

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