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Spatially heterogeneous selection in nature favors phenotypic plasticity in anuran larvae.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2017

Van Buskirk Josh

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Theory holds that adaptive phenotypic plasticity evolves under spatial or temporal variation in natural selection. I tested this prediction in a classic system of predator-induced plasticity: frog tadpoles (Rana temporaria) reacting to predaceous aquatic insects. An outdoor mesocosm experiment manipulating exposure to Aeshna dragonfly larvae revealed plasticity in most characters: growth, development, behavior,...

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PMID: 28346658
DOI: 10.1111/evo.13236

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