Development and selective grain make plasticity 'take the lead' in adaptive evolution

Development and selective grain make plasticity 'take the lead' in adaptive evolution

Abstract Background Biological evolution exhibits an extraordinary capability to adapt organisms to their environments. The explanation for this often takes for granted that random genetic variation produces at least some beneficial phenotypic variation in which natural selection can act. Such genet...

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Main Authors: Miguel Brun-Usan, Alfredo Rago, Christoph Thies, Tobias Uller, Richard A. Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Adaptation
Phenotypic plasticity
Genotype-phenotype-map
Plasticity-led evolution
Parental effects
Mechanistic developmental models
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01936-0

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