Category Archives: phenotypic plasticity

New paper: Phenotypic plasticity

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 … Continue reading

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F1000 Biology review: Between Scylla and Charybdis – Inducible defenses increase the vulnerability of Daphnia to parasites

Today the following post-publication peer review of a recent paper by Mingbo Yin, Christian Laforsch, Jennifer Lohr and Justyna Wolinska came out in Faculty of 1000 Biology: Pineda-Krch, M. Lewis, M.: Faculty of 1000 Biology, 14 Feb 2011 http://f1000.com/8260956 This is the first study … Continue reading

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Genetic basis of adaptive phenotypic branching.

An increasing number of studies are showing evidence in support of sympatric speciation. One basic question remains, however. When a population has undergone a branching in its phenotype, is this due to evolutionary branching in the underlying genotype or due … Continue reading

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