Article
Adaptation to a novel family environment involves both apparent and cryptic phenotypic changes.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 13 Sept 2017
Schrader Matthew, Jarrett Benjamin J M, Rebar Darren, Kilner Rebecca M
Abstract excerpt
Cryptic evolution occurs when evolutionary change is masked by concurrent environmental change. In most cases, evolutionary changes in the phenotype are masked by changing abiotic factors. However, evolutionary change in one trait might also be masked by evolutionary change in another trait, a phenomenon referred to as evolutionary environmental deterioration. Nevertheless, detecting this second type of cryptic...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Coleoptera
- Larva
- Phenotype
- Social Environment