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Behavioral plasticity and G × E of reproductive tactics in Nicrophorus vespilloides burying beetles.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Apr 2015
Carter Mauricio J, Head Megan L, Moore Allen J, Royle Nick J
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Phenotypic plasticity is important in the evolution of traits and facilitates adaptation to rapid environmental changes. However, variation in plasticity at the individual level, and the heritable basis underlying this plasticity is rarely quantified for behavioral traits. Alternative behavioral reproductive tactics are key components of mating systems but are not often considered within a phenotypic plasticity...
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