Assay conditions in laboratory experiments: is the use of constant rather than fluctuating temperatures justified when investigating temperature-induced plasticity?

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2011-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00442-011-1917-0PMID 21286923
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