Article
Climate mediates the trade-offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism.
The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Nov 2024
Kirk Mark A, Lackey Alycia C R, Reider Kelsey E, Thomas Scott A, Whiteman Howard H
Abstract excerpt
Polyphenisms occur when phenotypic plasticity produces morphologically distinct phenotypes from the same genotype. Plasticity is maintained through fitness trade-offs which are conferred to different phenotypes under specific environmental contexts. Predicting the impacts of contemporary climate change on phenotypic plasticity is critical for climate-sensitive animals like amphibians, but elucidating the...
Topics
- Animals
- Phenotype
- Ambystoma
- Climate Change
- Larva
- Metamorphosis, Biological
- Arizona
- Population Density
- Climate
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Seasons
