The proofs are done so I assume this is now officially in press to appear in the Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology (eds. Hastings & Gross) by California University Press. The book is slated to appear in May 2012 and at 870 pages (give or take) it promises to make the average brick look puny (but at three orders of magnitude higher price). Keep your eyes peeled at pages 545-550.
Phenotypic plasticity
Mario Pineda-Krch
Abstract
Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a single genotype to express different phenotypes in response to environmental conditions, e.g. alternative morphologies, physiological states, or behaviour. Such plasticity can be expressed as several highly distinct phenotypes or as a continuous norm of reaction describing the functional interrelationship of a range of environments to a range of phenotypes.
This is from the “Mario’s Entangled Bank” blog ( http://pineda-krch.com ) of Mario Pineda-Krch, a theoretical biologist at the University of Alberta.
