Combining genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in tradeoff modelling
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An allocation model that distinguishes between the genetic and environmental components of variation in resource allocation is presented. Results suggest that resource allocation plasticity induces a masking effect of tradeoffs when studying genetic correlations and increases the masking effect of resource variation by making apparent correlation positive when negative correlations are expected.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2005
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Long food chains are in general chaotic
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The proof that chaotic parameter regions exist generically in food chains of length greater than three is examined. While nonchaotic dynamics is also possible, the presence of chaotic parameter regions indicates that chaotic dynamics is likely.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2005
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