Epigenetics in natural animal populations.

doi:10.1111/jeb.13130

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Epigenetics in natural animal populations.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Sept 2017

Hu J, Barrett R D H

Abstract excerpt

Phenotypic plasticity is an important mechanism for populations to buffer themselves from environmental change. While it has long been appreciated that natural populations possess genetic variation in the extent of plasticity, a surge of recent evidence suggests that epigenetic variation could al...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Ecology
Epigenesis, Genetic
Gene-Environment Interaction
Genetic Variation

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