How plasticity, genetic assimilation and cryptic genetic variation may contribute to adaptive radiations
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.13880
Abstract: There is increasing evidence that phenotypic plasticity can promote population divergence by facilitating phenotypic diversification and, eventually, genetic divergence. When a ‘plastic’ population colonizes a new habitat, it has the possibility to occupy multiple niches… read more here.
Keywords: may contribute; cryptic genetic; genetic variation; plasticity ... See more keywords
Molecular investigation of genetic assimilation during the rapid adaptive radiations of East African cichlid fishes
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.14405
Abstract: Adaptive radiations are characterized by adaptive diversification intertwined with rapid speciation within a lineage resulting in many ecologically specialized, phenotypically diverse species. It has been proposed that adaptive radiations can originate from ancestral lineages with… read more here.
Keywords: african cichlid; adaptive radiations; east african; plasticity ... See more keywords
The potential role of genetic assimilation during maize domestication
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184202
Abstract: Domestication research has largely focused on identification of morphological and genetic differences between extant populations of crops and their wild relatives. Little attention has been paid to the potential effects of environment despite substantial known… read more here.
Keywords: assimilation; maize; domestication; potential role ... See more keywords