Genotypic-specific variance inCaenorhabditis eleganslifetime fecundity
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Genotypic-specific variance in Caenorhabditis elegans lifetime fecundity
Organisms live in heterogeneous environments, so strategies that maximze fitness in such environments will evolve. Variation in traits is important because it is the raw material on which natural selection acts during evolution. Phenotypic variation is usually thought to be due to genetic variation and/or environmentally induced effects. Therefore, genetically identical individuals in a constan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1057