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Does it pay to delay? Flesh flies show adaptive plasticity in reproductive timing.

Oecologia - 1 Feb 2011

Wessels Frank J, Kristal Ross, Netter Fleta, Hatle John D, Hahn Daniel A

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Life-history plasticity is widespread among organisms. However, an important question is whether it is adaptive. Most models for plasticity in life-history timing predict that animals, once they have reached the minimal nutritional threshold under poor conditions, will accelerate development or time to reproduction. Adaptive delays in reproduction are not common, especially in short-lived species. Examples of...

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PMID: 20953961
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1805-z
PMCID: PMC3739455

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