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Phenotypic variance, plasticity and heritability estimates of critical thermal limits depend on methodological context

  1. Steven L. Chown1,*,
  2. Keafon R. Jumbam1,
  3. Jesper G. Sørensen2,
  4. John S. Terblanche3

Article first published online: 17 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01481.x

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Functional Ecology

Functional Ecology

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 133–140, February 2009

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Chown, S. L., Jumbam, K. R., Sørensen, J. G. and Terblanche, J. S. (2009), Phenotypic variance, plasticity and heritability estimates of critical thermal limits depend on methodological context. Functional Ecology, 23: 133–140. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01481.x

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  1. 1

    Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa

  2. 2

    Aarhus Centre for Environmental Stress Research, Ecology and Genetics, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade, Building 1540, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

  3. 3

    Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa

* *Correspondence author. E-mail: slchown@sun.ac.za

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  1. Issue published online: 16 JAN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 17 SEP 2008
  3. Received 25 March 2008; accepted 12 August 2008Handling Editor: Frank Messina

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