Developmental lines of least resistance predict standing genetic covariation but do not constrain plasticity or rapid evolution.

Abstract excerpt

Some phenotypic dimensions are more developmentally variable than others. Such developmental variability (or bias) is common and uncontroversial. However, how and at what time scales these biases constrain or facilitate the emergence of standing genetic variation, plastic responses, as well as adaptation remains contentious. To investigate the extent to which developmental variability shapes genetic variation,...

Topics

• Animals
• Biological Evolution
• Genetic Variation
• Coleoptera
• Phenotype
• Adaptation, Physiological