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Plasticity, not Genetics, Shapes Individual Responses to Thermal Stress in Non-Native Populations of the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas).
Integrative and comparative biology - 16 Oct 2025
Venkataraman Yaamini R, Kelso Julia C, Payne Catlin, Freitas Heidi L, Kohler Jasmine, Tepolt Carolyn K
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Temperature is a major driver of individual performance in ectotherms, with this impact depending on stressor intensity and duration. Differences in individual response across temperature, time, and populations are shaped by the interplay between evolutionary adaptation and phenotypic plasticity. Some populations are able to thrive in novel and changing environments despite limited genetic diversity, raising the...
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