Disentangling the developmental origins of a novel phenotype: enhancement versus reversal of environmentally induced gene expression.

Abstract excerpt

Increasing evidence suggests that many novel traits might have originated via plasticity-led evolution (PLE). Yet, little is known of the developmental processes that underpin PLE, especially in its early stages. One such process is 'phenotypic accommodation', which occurs when, in response to a change in the environment, an organism experiences adjustments across variable parts of its phenotype that improve its...

Topics

• Animals
• Biological Evolution
• Phenotype
• Anura
• Larva
• Gene Expression
• Adaptation, Physiological