Maternal effects as adaptations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Timothy A. Mousseau & Charles W. Fox

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Disciplina: 576.8/5
• Soggetto topico: Adaptation (Biology); Evolution (Biology)
• Altri autori: MousseauTimothy A FoxCharles W
• Note generali: This volume was spawned by a symposium, Maternal Effects as Adaptations, organized for the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, held in St. Louis in June 1996.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Part I: Conceptual Issues; Part II: Assessment and Measurement; Part III: Reviews of Maternal Effects Expression; Part IV: Case Studies of Maternal Effects; Concluding Remarks: Generalizations, Implications, and Future Directions; Taxonomic Index; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Phenotypic variation is influenced by both genetic and environmental variation. One important source of environmental variation is the maternal effect: influences of the maternal environment on offspring phenotype.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maternal effects as adaptations
• ISBN: 0-19-770157-4; 1-280-52929-6; 9786610529292; 0-19-534440-5; 1-4294-0417-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807866003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II