Within-individual variation in glucocorticoid and metabolic rate plasticity: a mechanism of phenotypic fine-tuning to complex environmental challenges.

Abstract excerpt

Complex environmental variation underlying phenomena like climate change can be represented as a continuum between gradual, predictable (i.e. global warming) and sudden, unpredictable components (i.e. extreme weather events). Reversible phenotypic plasticity in key physiological traits like glucocorticoids and metabolic rates, as measured by the reaction norm slope, represents the most informative metric of...

Topics

• Glucocorticoids
• Animals
• Climate Change
• Phenotype
• Basal Metabolism
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Vertebrates