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Relative role of genetic determination and plastic response during ontogeny for shell-shape traits subjected to diversifying selection.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 May 2009
Conde-Padín Paula, Caballero Armando, Rolán-Alvarez Emilio
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We studied the relative role of genetic determination versus plastic response for traits involved in ecological adaptation of two ecotypes of Littorina saxatilis living at different shore levels. To investigate the magnitude of the plastic response across ontogeny, we compared morphological data from individuals grown in the laboratory and taken from the wild at three developmental stages: shelled embryos,...
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