Artificial selection on phenotypically plastic traits
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Covariance of phenotypically plastic traits induces an adaptive shift in host selection behaviour.
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetical Research
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0016-6723,1469-5073
DOI: 10.1017/s0016672399004115