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Phenotypic flexibility and the evolution of organismal design

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Piersma, Theunis, Drent, Jan·2003·Trends in Ecology & Evolution
DOI 10.1016/s0169-5347(03)00036-3
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Authors
Piersma, T., & Drent, J.
Venue
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-05
Volume
18
Issue
5
Pages
228-233
ISSN
0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0169-5347(03)00036-3
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W2130925136
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1,018
References
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FWCI
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Type
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Language
en
Open access
bronze
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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