The consequences of phenotypic plasticity in cyclically varying environments: a genetic algorithm study.

doi:10.1006/jtbi.1996.0012

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The consequences of phenotypic plasticity in cyclically varying environments: a genetic algorithm study.

Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Jan 1996

Behera N, Nanjundiah V

Abstract excerpt

By "phenotypic plasticity" we refer to the capacity of a genotype to exhibit different phenotypes, whether in the same or in different environments. We have previously demonstrated that phenotypic plasticity can improve the degree of adaptation achieved via natural selection (Behera & Nanjundiah,...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Algorithms
Animals
Biological Evolution
Environment
Genotype
Models, Genetic
Phenotype

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