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How stress selects for reversible phenotypic plasticity.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jul 2005
Gabriel W
Abstract excerpt
Stress occurring in periods shorter than life span strongly selects for reversible phenotypic plasticity, for maximum reliability of stress indicating cues and for minimal response delays. The selective advantage of genotypes that are able to produce adaptive reversible plastic phenotypes is calculated by using the concept of environmental tolerance. Analytic expressions are given for optimal values of mode and...
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