“Bet hedging” against climate change in developing and adult animals: roles for stochastic gene expression, phenotypic plasticity, epigenetic inheritance and adaptation

Animals from embryos to adults experiencing stress from climate change have numerous mechanisms available for enhancing their long-term survival. In this review we consider these options, and how viable they are in a world increasingly experiencing extreme weather associated with climate change. A d...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Warren W. Burggren, Jose Fernando Mendez-Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1245875/full