Phenotypic plasticity & evolution : : causes, consequences, controversies / / edited by David W. Pfennig ; foreword by Mary Jane West-Eberhard.
Phenotypic plasticity – the ability of an individual organism to alter its features in direct response to a change in its environment – is ubiquitous. Understanding how and why this phenomenon exists is crucial because it unites all levels of biological inquiry. This book brings together researchers...
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Superior document: | Evolutionary cell biology |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boca Raton, FL : : CRC Press,, 2021 ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Evolutionary cell biology.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 404 pages) :; digital file(s). |
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Table of Contents:
- Section !. Plasticity and evolution: concepts, contexts, questions
- Section II. Causes of plasticity: from genes to ecology
- Section III. Consequences of plasticity: adaptation, origination, diversification
- Section IV. Plasticity and evolution: controversies and consensus