Phenotypic Plasticity & Evolution

Phenotypic Plasticity & Evolution

Causes, Consequences, Controversies

Pfennig, David W.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2022

404

Mole

Inglês

9780367676551

15 a 20 dias

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Foreword: A Perspective on Plasticity

Preface and Acknowledgements

Section I Plasticity & Evolution: Concepts & Questions

Phenotypic Plasticity as an Intrinsic Property of Organisms"There is Hardly Any Question in Biology of More Importance"--Charles Darwin and the Nature of Variation

Key Questions about Phenotypic Plasticity

Section II Causes of Plasticity: From Genes to Ecology

Genetic Variation in Phenotypic Plasticity

Physiological Mechanisms and the Evolution of Plasticity

Ecology and the Evolution of Plasticity

The Loss of Phenotypic Plasticity via Natural Selection: Genetic Assimilation

Section III Consequences of Plasticity: Adaptation, Origination, Diversification

Buying Time: Plasticity and Population Persistence

Innovation and Diversification via Plasticity-led Evolution

Plasticity and Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality

Phenotypic Plasticity in the Fossil Record

Section IV Plasticity & Evolution: Controversies & Consensus

The Special Case of Behavioral Plasticity?

Plasticity Across Generations

How Does Phenotypic Plasticity Fit into Evolutionary Theory?

Plasticity and Evolutionary Theory: Where We Are and Where We Should be Going

List of Contributors

Index
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Transcription Factor Btf3;Epigenetics;Pristionchus Pacificus;Developmental Mechanisms;Phenotypic Plasticity;Adaptation;Genetic Assimilation;Origins of Novelty;Uta Stansburiana;Biodiversity;Cryptic Genetic Variation;Plastic Response;Darwin's views;Genetic Accommodation;Evolutionary processes;Heat Shock;Biological inquiry;DNA Methylation;Adaptive Plasticity;Genotype Environment Interaction;Environmentally Induced;Nongenetic Inheritance;Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity;Maladaptive Plasticity;Notechis Scutatus;Developmental Noise;Shrimp Diet;Offspring Phenotype;Adaptive Evolution;Developmental Plasticity;Extrafloral Nectar;DNA Methylation Pattern;Western Spadefoot Toad