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Relating environmental variation to selection on reaction norms: an experimental test.
The American naturalist - 1 Feb 2007
Kingsolver Joel G, Massie Katie R, Shlichta J Gwen, Smith Matthew H, Ragland Gregory J, Gomulkiewicz Richard
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Theoretical models predict that selection on reaction norms should depend on the relative frequency of environmental states experienced by a population. We report a laboratory experimental test of this prediction for thermal performance curves of larval growth rate in Pieris rapae in relation to their thermal environment. We measured short-term relative growth rate (RGR) for each individual at a series of five...
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