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Gene expression plasticity evolves in response to colonization of freshwater lakes in threespine stickleback.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2014
Morris Matthew R J, Richard Romain, Leder Erica H, Barrett Rowan D H, Aubin-Horth Nadia, Rogers Sean M
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic plasticity is predicted to facilitate individual survival and/or evolve in response to novel environments. Plasticity that facilitates survival should both permit colonization and act as a buffer against further evolution, with contemporary and derived forms predicted to be similarly plastic for a suite of traits. On the other hand, given the importance of plasticity in maintaining internal...
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