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Right phenotype, wrong place: predator-induced plasticity is costly in a mismatched environment.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 4 Dec 2019
Innes-Gold Anne A, Zuczek Nicholas Y, Touchon Justin C
Abstract excerpt
Like many animals, tadpoles often produce different, predator-specific phenotypes when exposed to risk of predation. It is generally assumed that such plasticity enhances survival in the presence of the predator and is costly elsewhere, but evidence remains surprisingly scarce. We measured (1) the survival trade-off of opposing phenotypes developed by Dendropsophus ebraccatus tadpoles when exposed to different...
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