How to get the most bang for your buck: the evolution and physiology of nutrition-dependent resource allocation strategies.

doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.0445

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How to get the most bang for your buck: the evolution and physiology of nutrition-dependent resource allocation strategies.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 28 Jun 2017

Ng'oma Enoch, Perinchery Anna M, King Elizabeth G

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All organisms use resources to grow, survive and reproduce. The supply of these resources varies widely across landscapes and time, imposing ultimate constraints on the maximal trait values for allocation-related traits. In this review, we address three key questions fundamental to our understanding of the evolution of allocation strategies and their underlying mechanisms. First, we ask: how diverse are flexible...

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Biological Evolution
Ecology
Ecosystem
Feeding Behavior
Models, Biological
Phenotype

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PMID: 28637856
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0445
PMCID: PMC5489724

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