Individual variation in reaction norms but no directional selection in reproductive plasticity of a wild passerine population
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8582
Abstract: Abstract In the plant–insect–insectivorous bird food chain, directional changes in climate can result in mismatched phenology, potentially affecting selection pressures. Phenotypic plasticity in the timing of breeding, characterized by reaction norm slopes, can help maximize… read more here.
Keywords: reaction; plasticity; date; reaction norms ... See more keywords
Revealing hidden density-dependent phenotypic plasticity in sedentary grasshoppers in the genus Schistocerca Stål (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103937
Abstract: Comparative quantification of reaction norms across closely related species in a clade is rare, but such a study can reveal valuable insights into understanding how reaction norms evolve along phylogeny. The grasshopper genus Schistocerca Stål… read more here.
Keywords: sedentary grasshoppers; density dependent; phenotypic; reaction ... See more keywords
Repeatability of thermal reaction norms for spontaneous locomotor activity in juvenile newts.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2019.01.010
Abstract: Locomotor activity is a major attribute of animals. Although this trait determines important ecological processes, such as dispersal and species interactions, the sources of its variation are not fully understood. We examined the influence of… read more here.
Keywords: reaction norms; locomotor activity; activity; thermal reaction ... See more keywords
Comparative analysis of phenotypic plasticity sheds light on the evolution and molecular underpinnings of locust phase polyphenism
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91317-w
Abstract: Locusts exhibit one of nature’s most spectacular examples of complex phenotypic plasticity, in which changes in density cause solitary and cryptic individuals to transform into gregarious and conspicuous locusts forming large migrating swarms. We investigated… read more here.
Keywords: reaction norms; plasticity; phenotypic plasticity; density ... See more keywords
Intraspecific variability and reaction norms of forest understorey plant species traits
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12898
Abstract: Summary 1.Trait-based models of ecological communities typically assume intraspecific variation in functional traits is not important, though such variation can change species trait rankings along gradients in resources and environmental conditions, and thus influence community… read more here.
Keywords: variation; plant; understory cover; plant species ... See more keywords
The ecology and evolution of temperature‐dependent reaction norms for sex determination in reptiles: a mechanistic conceptual model
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DOI: 10.1111/brv.12285
Abstract: Sex‐determining mechanisms are broadly categorised as being based on either genetic or environmental factors. Vertebrate sex determination exhibits remarkable diversity but displays distinct phylogenetic patterns. While all eutherian mammals possess XY male heterogamety and female… read more here.
Keywords: reaction norms; sex; sex determination; ecology ... See more keywords
Adaptive, maladaptive, neutral, or absent plasticity: Hidden caveats of reaction norms
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.13482
Abstract: Adaptive phenotypic plasticity may improve the response of individuals when faced with new environmental conditions. Typically, empirical evidence for plasticity is based on phenotypic reaction norms obtained in reciprocal transplant experiments. In such experiments, individuals… read more here.
Keywords: transplant experiments; reciprocal transplant; plasticity; adaptive maladaptive ... See more keywords