Phenotypic plasticity - the ability of an individual organism to alter its features in direct response to a change in its environment - is ubiquitous. This book brings together researchers who approach plasticity from diverse perspectives to explore new ideas and recent findings about the causes and consequences of plasticity.
Phenotypic plasticity - the ability of an individual organism to alter its features in direct response to a change in its environment - is ubiquitous. This book brings together researchers who approach plasticity from diverse perspectives to explore new ideas and recent findings about the causes and consequences of plasticity.
David W. Pfennig is a professor of biology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer. He is broadly interested in evolutionary biology, ecology, behavior, and developmental biology and is author (with Karin Pfennig) of Evolution's Wedge: Competition and the Origins of Diversity. His work has been featured on The National Geographic Channel, on the BBC/ PBS's Nature series, and in The New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Discover, among other publications.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword: A Perspective on Plasticity Preface and Acknowledgements Section I Plasticity & Evolution: Concepts & Questions Phenotypic Plasticity as an Intrinsic Property of Organisms"There is Hardly Any Question in Biology of More Importance"--Charles Darwin and the Nature of Variation Key Questions about Phenotypic Plasticity Section II Causes of Plasticity: From Genes to Ecology Genetic Variation in Phenotypic Plasticity Physiological Mechanisms and the Evolution of Plasticity Ecology and the Evolution of Plasticity The Loss of Phenotypic Plasticity via Natural Selection: Genetic Assimilation Section III Consequences of Plasticity: Adaptation, Origination, Diversification Buying Time: Plasticity and Population Persistence Innovation and Diversification via Plasticity-led Evolution Plasticity and Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality Phenotypic Plasticity in the Fossil Record Section IV Plasticity & Evolution: Controversies & Consensus The Special Case of Behavioral Plasticity? Plasticity Across Generations How Does Phenotypic Plasticity Fit into Evolutionary Theory? Plasticity and Evolutionary Theory: Where We Are and Where We Should be Going List of Contributors Index
Foreword: A Perspective on Plasticity Preface and Acknowledgements Section I Plasticity & Evolution: Concepts & Questions Phenotypic Plasticity as an Intrinsic Property of Organisms"There is Hardly Any Question in Biology of More Importance"--Charles Darwin and the Nature of Variation Key Questions about Phenotypic Plasticity Section II Causes of Plasticity: From Genes to Ecology Genetic Variation in Phenotypic Plasticity Physiological Mechanisms and the Evolution of Plasticity Ecology and the Evolution of Plasticity The Loss of Phenotypic Plasticity via Natural Selection: Genetic Assimilation Section III Consequences of Plasticity: Adaptation, Origination, Diversification Buying Time: Plasticity and Population Persistence Innovation and Diversification via Plasticity-led Evolution Plasticity and Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality Phenotypic Plasticity in the Fossil Record Section IV Plasticity & Evolution: Controversies & Consensus The Special Case of Behavioral Plasticity? Plasticity Across Generations How Does Phenotypic Plasticity Fit into Evolutionary Theory? Plasticity and Evolutionary Theory: Where We Are and Where We Should be Going List of Contributors Index
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