[PDF] Top 20 Phenotypic plasticity and evolution by genetic assimilation

... heat shock at certain stages of development). Today we would consider this a form of non-adaptive phenotypic plasticity induced by stress. Waddington went on to select flies to increase the frequency of the ... See full document

... single evolution of amphibiousness probably occurred within the Oxudercinae, and these amphibious mudskippers outnumber those in the aquatic sister genus Pseudapcryptes 30 to 2 (Murdy, 1989, ...use ... See full document

... of phenotypic plasticity in animals include wing polymorphisms in some insects, the timing of metamorphosis in amphibians, and alternative reproductive tactics in male vertebrates – all of which exhibit ... See full document

... rates. Phenotypic plasticity underpins acclimatory responses by shifting the mean phenotype in a population, which may buffer the negative effects of global ...how phenotypic plasticity ... See full document

... model genetic accommodation is via the adaptive surface (Price et ...to phenotypic evolution in a verbal model (Simpson, 1953), and this model was subsequently mathematically addressed using ... See full document

... underlying genetic component to cold tolerance that is resilient to laboratory selection and suffers little inbreeding depression (Gilchrist et ...retain phenotypic plasticity of thermal tolerance ... See full document

... adaptive plasticity in population establishment, persistence and ...2011). Plasticity certainly plays a role in the survival of non-indigenous species during the ‘transport’ and ‘establishment’ stages of an ... See full document

... of phenotypic plasticity in adaptation and diversifica- tion continues to be a central focus in evolutionary ...how plasticity evolves, how it might aid in adaptation to novel, rapidly changing ... See full document

... the evolution of phenotypic plasticity, as an increased acclimatization capacity enables organisms to track changes in habitat-specific trait ...the evolution of phenotypic ... See full document

... of plasticity and genetic assimilation in the evolution of dia- pause has never been experimentally investigated, while it was already suggested in the scenarios for diapause evolu- tion ... See full document

... freshwater fish is that they will likely experience more barriers to dispersal than other organisms. Thus, in the absence of dispersal, they will have to adapt to anthropogenic stressors via phenotypic ... See full document

... the phenotypic plasticity of invasion conditions can be explored using the param- is a consequence of differing physiology of the ...of evolution experienced by the bacte- cally plastic in static ... See full document

... developmental plasticity have implications for understanding the geographic range of mammals as well as how mammals could respond rapidly to changes in climate by altering body shape and thermal energetics without ... See full document

... for phenotypic plasticity in evolution, providing an avenue for adaptation in addition to ‘ mutation-first ’ models of evolutionary ...through phenotypic plasticity may lead to novel ... See full document

... of phenotypic plasticity for successful invasion by exotic plant spe- cies has been well studied, but with contradictory and inconclusive ...explore plasticity in the responses to these ...in ... See full document

... through phenotypic plasticity appears significant and must reflect selection for a general purpose genotype or selection for phenotypic plasticity itself (sensu Schlichting ...an ... See full document

... of plasticity when compared to populations found in more stable ...predications plasticity was measured in two species, Drosophila melanogaster and its closest relative, Drosophila simulans, collected from ... See full document

... Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of an individual ge- notype to express different phenotypes in different biotic or abiotic ...The evolution of phenotypic plasticity is thought to ... See full document

... of plasticity, to identify adaptive reasons why individuals may be more or less sensitive to envir- onmental cues at different points in ...that plasticity is favoured when organisms are uncertain about the ... See full document

... Forewing melanization exhibited plasticity to a much lesser degree (Figs. 1, 2). We found that the normalized sizes of both the distal membranous portion of the forewing and the proximal band were relatively ... See full document