Toward a predictive framework for convergent evolution: Integrating natural history, genetic mechanisms, and consequences for the diversity of life

American Naturalist

Volumn 190, Issue , 2017, Pages S1-S12

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Comparative biology; Constraint; Evolutionary ecology; Phylogenetic ecology; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 85026914999     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/692111     Document Type: Article

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