An evolutionary ecology of individual differences
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Sasha R. X. Dall,* Alison M. Bell, Daniel I. Bolnick and Francis L. W. Ratnieks Abstract Individuals often differ in what they do. This has been recognised since antiquity. Nevertheless, the ecological and evolutionary significance of such variation is attracting widespread interest, which is burgeoning to an extent that is fragmenting the literature. As a first attempt at synthesis, we focus o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology Letters
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01846.x