Rapid evolution of metabolic traits explains thermal adaptation in phytoplankton

Ecology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-142

  Padfield, Daniel ^a   Yvon Durocher, Genevieve ^b   Buckling, Angus ^a   Jennings, Simon ^c,d   Yvon Durocher, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Metabolic theory; Phytoplankton; Rapid evolution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION GROWTH; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WARMING;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 84953367021     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12545     Document Type: Article

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