Does thermoregulatory behavior maximize reproductive fitness of natural isolates of <it>Caenorhabditis elegans?</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A central premise of physiological ecology is that an animal's preferred body temperature should correspond closely with the temperature maximizing performance and Darwinian fitness. Testing this co-adaptational hypothesis has b...

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Main Authors: Ellebracht Barbara, Albergotti Lori, Anderson Jennifer L, Huey Raymond B, Phillips Patrick C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/157