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Transcriptome analysis of predator- and prey-induced phenotypic plasticity in the Hokkaido salamander (Hynobius retardatus).
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2015
Matsunami Masatoshi, Kitano Jun, Kishida Osamu, Michimae Hirofumi, Miura Toru, Nishimura Kinya
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Predator- and prey-induced phenotypic plasticity is widely observed among amphibian species. Although ecological factors inducing diverse phenotypic responses have been extensively characterized, we know little about the molecular bases of variation in phenotypic plasticity. Larvae of the Hokkaido salamander, Hynobius retardatus, exhibit two distinct morphs: the presence of their prey, Rana pirica tadpoles,...
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