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    Phenotypic plasticity refers to some of the changes in an organism's behavior, morphology and physiology in response to a unique environment. Fundamental...
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  • lasting changes may form. Developmental plasticity may also be used in place of the term phenotypic plasticity when an organism in an embryonic or larval...
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    and Consequences of Phenotypic Plasticity in Body Size". In Douglas W. Whitman; T. N. Ananthakrishnan (eds.). Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects. doi:10...
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    and allow the frog to escape. Along with its visual appearance, phenotypic plasticity in hatching is another interesting feature of A. callidryas. If...
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  • Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of an individual organism to alter its behavior, morphology and physiology in response to changes in environmental...
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    depending on the season, making it a valuable tool in studying phenotypic plasticity. Wet seasons produce butterflies with large eyespots, while dry...
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    concept of phenotypic plasticity defines the degree to which an organism's phenotype is determined by its genotype. A high level of plasticity means that...
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  • response to its history Metaplasticity, the plasticity of synapses Phenotypic plasticity, in biology, describes the ability of an organism to change its...
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    quick as 8 days after hatching. S. multiplicata tadpoles exhibit phenotypic plasticity. In most cases the tadpoles will have an omnivore diet, feeding...
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  • Plasticity-driven adaptation acts on evolution in three ways by phenotypic accommodation, genetic accommodation, and genetic assimilation. Phenotypic...
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  • Whitman, D. W., and A. A. Agrawal. "What is phenotypic plasticity and why is it important?" Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects: Mechanisms and Consequences...
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    around 7.5 million years old. Nemoria is most commonly known for the phenotypic plasticity of its larvae stages in many species. There are now 15 recognized...
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  • favoured because waiting to breed would not have fitness benefits. Phenotypic plasticity focuses on the concept that the same genotype can produce different...
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  • degree to which organisms are able to acclimate is dictated by their phenotypic plasticity or the ability of an organism to change certain traits. Recent research...
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    and streams, and to understand the roles of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in shaping their behavior. The researchers conducted a behavioral...
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  • that increase their fitness. Further, it introduces the concept of phenotypic plasticity, an important evolutionary concept. It has been proposed that maternal...
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  • American theoretical biologist noted for arguing that phenotypic and developmental plasticity played a key role in shaping animal evolution and speciation...
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  • different phenotypes. Thus, the ability to switch states/phenotypes (phenotypic plasticity) is a key feature of development and normal function of cells within...
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  • Differential susceptibility Genetic determinism Nature versus nurture Phenotypic plasticity Lewontin R, Rose S, Kamin LJ (1984). Not in Our Genes: Biology,...
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  • Temporal plasticity, also known as fine-grained environmental adaptation, is a type of phenotypic plasticity that involves the phenotypic change of organisms...
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  • Consequently, it can boost the ability to better understand/model the phenotypic plasticity of the main agronomic traits under diverse growing conditions. The...
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  • Clusters in this depiction may represent local fitness peaks. Phenotypic plasticity landscapes depart from the other landscapes in that they do not...
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    complexes. The understanding of species boundaries has been hindered by phenotypic plasticity, hybridization, intercontinental introductions, and poor taxonomic...
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    legs. The telson is flanked by a pair of long, thin caudal rami. Phenotypic plasticity within taxa makes species-level identification difficult, and is...
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    tearing apart fleshy prey. These rapid changes are an example of phenotypic plasticity, wherein environmental factors affect genetic expression responsible...
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  • time. Interest in behavioral plasticity gained prominence more recently as an example of a type of phenotypic plasticity with major consequences for evolutionary...
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    sometimes conflated with, a different evolutionary theory also based on phenotypic plasticity, C. H. Waddington's genetic assimilation. The Baldwin effect includes...
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  • Human impact on the environment Atlas of Our Changing Environment Phenotypic plasticity Johnson, D.L.; Ambrose, S.H.; Bassett, T.J.; Bowen, M.L.; Crummey...
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  • Kakumyan, Pattana & Hyde, Kevin & Wen, Ting-Chi. (2019). 2019-High phenotypic plasticity of Ganoderma sinense (Ganodermataceae, Polyporales) in China. 2...
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  • genetic assimilation and the related Baldwin effect are theories of phenotypic plasticity, where aspects of an organism's physiology and behaviour are affected...
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