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PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
FUNCTIONAL AND CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES |
| By: |
Thomas J. DeWitt (Editor), Samuel M. Scheiner (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£112.50 |
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£98.44 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195138961 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195138962 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2003 |
| Pages: |
260 |
| Description: |
Phenotypic plasticity in environmentally cotingent trait expression. It's a simple concept with profound implications. Because alternative environments typically require different trait values to maximize performance, phenotypic plasticity can be a powerful means of adaptation. Plasticity also provides an important source of genetically based variation that can facilitate adaptive genetic differentiation between populations, which may also lay a path towardsspeciation The editors have been careful not to present only "the usual view." Instead, they have emphasized a combinationof received wisdom and fresh, sometimes controversial views. Contributors and topics have been selected to illuminate the core of the field, but also to extend the intellectual reach ofthese ideas. The chapters connect to the core of plasticityfrom several subdisciplines, including organismal ecology, developmental biology, genetics, behvioral ecology and evolutionary theory. One chapter presents a detailed chronology of the field. Finally, the contributors to this volume have also tried to look forward, by including ideas on future directions. Thus, this book should be timely for years to come and provides information not yet found in primary literature. |
| Synopsis: |
Phenotypic plasticity is the range and process of variation in body plan and physiology. This book pulls together recent theoretical advances in phenotypic plasticity, as influenced by evolution and development. The editors and the chapter authors are among the leaders of this exciting and active subfield. The volume begins with a primer on the basic principles of the subject, and companion chapters on phenotypic plasticity in plants and animals. Of interest to a wide range of researchers on evolution, development, and their interface. |
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numerous figures and halftones |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
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