Research Abstract
Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of individual genotypes to modify traits, such as physiological, morphological and behavioural characteristics, quickly in response to biotic and abiotic environmental variation (West-Eberhard, 1989; Agrawal, 2001a; Whitman and Agrawal, 2009). It can increase the fitness of individuals in their experienced environments (Lande, 2009), and may include changes in both behaviour and development within the lifetime of an organism. Such within-generation plasticity (WGP) has been observed in diverse taxa, and theoretical models of the phenomenon have been widely supported with empirical data (West-Eberhard, 1989; Lande, 2009).
Research Department
Research Journal
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Research Member
Research Publisher
Frontiers
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
8
Research Website
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=18372172524131662246&hl=en&oi=scholarr
Research Year
2020
Research Pages
335