Article
Developmental plasticity and the evolution of animal complex life cycles.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Feb 2010
Minelli Alessandro, Fusco Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Metazoan life cycles can be complex in different ways. A number of diverse phenotypes and reproductive events can sequentially occur along the cycle, and at certain stages a variety of developmental and reproductive options can be available to the animal, the choice among which depends on a combination of organismal and environmental conditions. We hypothesize that a diversity of phenotypes arranged in...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- Cell Differentiation
- Ecosystem
- Environment
- Growth and Development
- Life Cycle Stages
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype