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Phenotypic integration does not constrain phenotypic plasticity: differential plasticity of traits is associated to their integration across environments.
The New phytologist - 1 Sept 2021
Matesanz Silvia, Blanco-Sánchez Mario, Ramos-Muñoz Marina, de la Cruz Marcelino, Benavides Raquel, Escudero Adrián
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Understanding constraints to phenotypic plasticity is key given its role on the response of organisms to environmental change. It has been suggested that phenotypic integration, the structure of trait covariation, could limit trait plasticity. However, the relationship between plasticity and integration is far from resolved. Using a database of functional plasticity to drought of a Mediterranean shrub that...
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