Phenotypic variation and developmental instability of life-history traits: a theory and a case study on within-population variation of resting eggs formation in Daphnia

It is commonly accepted that within-population phenotypic variation is caused by genotypic and environmental heterogeneity. Non-genotypic variation is thought to result from diversity of environmental conditions alone. This however contradicts experimental data showing that even when both genetic an...

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Main Authors: Victor R. ALEKSEEV, Dmitry L. LAJUS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2004-09-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/279