Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects: Mechanisms and Consequences

by Douglas Whitman (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $190.26

  Explores the importance of phenotypic plasticity as a central organizing theme for understanding biology. This book covers topics such as: endocrinology, development, body size, allometry, polyphenism, reproduction, reproductive and life-history tradeoffs, alternative mating and life-history strategies, and density-dependent prophylaxis.