Article
Iterative development and the scope for plasticity: contrasts among trait categories in an adaptive radiation.
Heredity - 1 Oct 2015
Foster S A, Wund M A, Graham M A, Earley R L, Gardiner R, Kearns T, Baker J A
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic plasticity can influence evolutionary change in a lineage, ranging from facilitation of population persistence in a novel environment to directing the patterns of evolutionary change. As the specific nature of plasticity can impact evolutionary consequences, it is essential to consider how plasticity is manifested if we are to understand the contribution of plasticity to phenotypic evolution. Most...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Environment
- Female
- Phenotype
- Reproduction
- Smegmamorpha