Article
Evolution of phenotypic plasticity: patterns of plasticity and the emergence of ecotypes.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2005
de Jong Gerdien
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic plasticity itself evolves, as does any other quantitative trait. A very different question is whether phenotypic plasticity causes evolution or is a major evolutionary mechanism. Existing models of the evolution of phenotypic plasticity cover many of the proposals in the literature about the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution. I will extend existing models to cover adaptation to a novel...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Biological Evolution
- Ecosystem
- Models, Biological
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Plant Physiological Phenomena
- Plants