Phenotypic plasticity & evolution : causes, consequences, controversies /: causes, consequences, controversies. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David W. Pfennig.
• Editors: Pfennig, David W (David William), 1955-
• Contents: Foreword: A Perspective on Plasticity Mary Jane West-Eberhard Preface and Acknowledgements David W. Pfennig Section I Plasticity & Evolution: Concepts & Questions Phenotypic Plasticity as an Intrinsic Property of Organisms Sonia E. Sultan; ; "There is Hardly Any Question in Biology of More Importance"––Charles Darwin and the Nature of Variation James T. Costa Key Questions about Phenotypic Plasticity David W. Pfennig Section II Causes of Plasticity: From Genes to Ecology Genetic Variation in Phenotypic Plasticity Ilan Goldstein & Ian M. Ehrenreich Physiological Mechanisms and the Evolution of Plasticity Cristina C. Ledon-Rettig & Erik J. Ragsdale Ecology and the Evolution of Plasticity Emilie Snell-Rood & Sean Ehlman The Loss of Phenotypic Plasticity via Natural Selection: Genetic Assimilation Samuel M. Scheiner & Nicholas A. Levis Section III Consequences of Plasticity: Adaptation, Origination, Diversification Buying Time: Plasticity and Population Persistence Sarah E. Diamond & Ryan A. Martin Innovation and Diversification via Plasticity-led Evolution Nicholas A. Levis & David W. Pfennig Plasticity and Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality Dinah R. Davison & Richard E. Michod Phenotypic Plasticity in the Fossil Record Adrian M. Lister Section IV Plasticity & Evolution: Controversies & Consensus The Special Case of Behavioral Plasticity? Kathryn Chenard & Renee A. Duckworth Plasticity Across Generations Russell Bonduriansky How Does Phenotypic Plasticity Fit into Evolutionary Theory? Douglas J. Futuyma Plasticity and Evolutionary Theory: Where We Are and Where We Should be Going Carl D. Schlichting List of Contributors Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 576.53; Phenotypic plasticity
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000387582; 9781000387575; 9780429343001
• Related ISBNs: 9780367357047
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