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The Evolutionary Significance of Phenotypic Plasticity
BioScience · 1989 · Vol. 39(7) · pp. 436–445
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Journal Article The Evolutionary Significance of Phenotypic Plasticity: Phenotypic sources of variation among organisms can be described by developmental switches and reaction norms Get access Stephen C. Stearns Stephen C. Stearns Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar BioScience, Volume 39, Issue 7, July/August 1989, Pages 436–445, https://doi.org/10.2307/1311135 Published: 01 August 1989
Evolution and Genetic DynamicsAnimal Behavior and ReproductionGenetic diversity and population structurePhenotypic plasticityEvolutionary biologyBiologyPhenotypeVariation (astronomy)EcologyGeneticsGene
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