Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in response to climate change in a wild bird population.

Rapid climate change has been implicated as a cause of evolution in poorly adapted populations. However, phenotypic plasticity provides the potential for organisms to respond rapidly and effectively to environmental change. Using a 47-year population study of the great tit (Parus major) in the Unite...

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Main Authors: Charmantier, A, McCleery, R, Cole, L, Perrins, C, Kruuk, L, Sheldon, B
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2008