Phenotypic plasticity : functional and conceptual approaches / edited by Thomas J. DeWitt, Samuel M. Scheiner.

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TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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9780198031802
0198031807
0195138961
9780195138962
1433700840
9781433700842
1280481102
9781280481109
0195186206
9780195186208
9786610481101
6610481105

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Phenotypic plasticity.DDC classification:

576.5/3 22

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QH438.5 .P48 2004eb

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2004 E-319
QH 438.5

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42.21

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Contents:

Contributors; 1 Phenotypic Variation from Single Genotypes: A Primer; 2 From the Reaktionsnorm to the Evolution of Adaptive Plasticity: A Historical Sketch, 1909-1999; 3 Genetics and Mechanics of Plasticity; 4 Evolution of Reaction Norms; 5 Evolutionary Importance and Pattern of Phenotypic Plasticity: Insights Gained from Development; 6 Modeling the Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity; 7 Integrated Solutions to Environmental Heterogeneity: Theory of Multimoment Reaction Norms; 8 A Behavioral Ecological View of Phenotypic Plasticity.

Summary: Phenotypic plasticity provides an important source of genetically based variation that can facilitate adaptive genetic differentiation between populations. This book explores this field from various sub disciplines, such as organismal ecology, developmental biology, genetics, behavioral ecology and evolutionary theory.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-244) and index.

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Phenotypic plasticity provides an important source of genetically based variation that can facilitate adaptive genetic differentiation between populations. This book explores this field from various sub disciplines, such as organismal ecology, developmental biology, genetics, behavioral ecology and evolutionary theory.

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