scholarly journals The polymorphic evolution sequence for populations with phenotypic plasticity

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Baar ◽  
Anton Bovier
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Polymorphic Evolution Sequence ◽  
Evolution Sequence

scholarly journals Polymorphic evolution sequence and evolutionary branching

2010 ◽  
Vol 151 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 45-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Champagnat ◽  
Sylvie Méléard
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Branching ◽  
Polymorphic Evolution Sequence ◽  
Evolution Sequence

Ecology and biogeography in the introduction to “De bestiis marinis” by Georg Wilhelm Steller

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-74
Author(s):  
Stefano Mattioli
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Functional Traits ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Modern Biology

The rediscovery of the original, unedited Latin manuscript of Georg Wilhelm Steller's “De bestiis marinis” (“On marine mammals”), first published in 1751, calls for a new translation into English. The main part of the treatise contains detailed descriptions of four marine mammals, but the introduction is devoted to more general issues, including innovative speculation on morphology, ecology and biogeography, anticipating arguments and concepts of modern biology. Steller noted early that climate and food have a direct influence on body size, pelage and functional traits of mammals, potentially affecting reversible changes (phenotypic plasticity). Feeding and other behavioural habits have an impact on the geographical distribution of mammals. Species with a broad diet tend to have a wide distribution, whereas animals with a narrow diet more likely have only a restricted range. According to Steller, both sea and land then still concealed countless animals unknown to science.

Phenotypic plasticity, sexual dimorphism and Rensch's rule in turtles

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Patricia Ceballos Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Rensch’S Rule ◽  
Rensch's Rule

THE MORPHOMETRICS OF PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Tibbits ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity

Phenotypic plasticity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen D. Williams ◽  
Marla B. Sokolowski
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Behavioral Plasticity ◽  
Behavioral Flexibility ◽  
Insect Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Variability ◽  
Gene By Environment Interactions ◽  
Affect Gene Expression

Why is there so much variation in insect behavior? This chapter will address the sources of behavioral variability, with a particular focus on phenotypic plasticity. Variation in social, nutritional, and seasonal environmental contexts during development and adulthood can give rise to phenotypic plasticity. To delve into mechanism underlying behavioral flexibility in insects, examples of polyphenisms, a type of phenotypic plasticity, will be discussed. Selected examples reveal that environmental change can affect gene expression, which in turn can affect behavioral plasticity. These changes in gene expression together with gene-by-environment interactions are discussed to illuminate our understanding of insect behavioral plasticity.

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