Risk-induced hatching timing shows low heritability and evolves independently of spontaneous hatching in red-eyed treefrogs.

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Plasticity in the timing of transitions between stages of complex life cycles allows organisms to adjust their growth and development to local environmental conditions. Genetic variation in such plasticity is common, but the evolution of context-dependent transition timing may be constrained by information reliability, lag-time and developmental constraints. We studied the genetic architecture of hatching...

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