An ontogenetic perspective on individual differences

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 282, Issue 1814, 2015, Pages

  Senner, Nathan R ^a   Conklin, Jesse R ^a   Piersma, Theunis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carry over effects; Developmental effects; Life history trade offs; Phenotypic plasticity; Reversible state effects; Senescence

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SENESCENCE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC FITNESS; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84940838746     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1050     Document Type: Review

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