| Description |
1 online resource (360 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1 Plasticity, Complexity, and the Individual -- Introduction -- Bridging the Conceptual Divide -- Integrative Organismal Biology: Progress to Date -- Phenotypic Plasticity: The Link between Individuals, Environments, and Evolution -- A Brief History and Review -- Plasticity 101: A Q&A Session -- Same Wine, New Bottle: Shifting to a Reaction Norm Perspective -- Where will Reaction Norm Thinking Lead? -- The Problem of Complexity -- A Brief History of Biological Complexity |
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Embracing the Individual and the Union of Functional and Evolutionary Biology -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 The Ecological and Evolutionary Importance of Variation in Life History Reaction Norms -- Introduction -- The Reaction Norm Approach and Individual by Environment Interactions (I × E) -- Why Do Reaction Norms Vary? -- Causes and Consequences of Variation in Avian Phenological Plasticity -- Integrating Field and Laboratory Studies of Life History Plasticity -- The Challenges Ahead -- References |
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Chapter 3 Curve-Thinking: Understanding Reaction Norms and Developmental Trajectories as Traits -- Introduction -- Characterizing Curves -- Variation among Curves -- Simplicity and Biological Hypotheses -- Summary and Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 Plasticity and Personality -- Animal Personality: Moving beyond Optimality and Embracing Individual Differences -- Individual Differences in Behavioral Plasticity -- Personality-Related Differences in Plasticity -- Adaptive Explanations for Personality-Related Differences in Plasticity |
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Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Personality and Plasticity -- Genetic and Environmental Underpinnings -- Designs to Study Personality-Related Differences in Plasticity -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 5 Induction and Function of Polyphenic Morphs: Proximate Regulatory Mechanisms and Evolutionary Implications -- Introduction -- Background -- Focus of This Review -- Background on Endocrinology and Gene Regulation -- Endocrinology -- Molecular Studies -- Gene Expression -- Case Studies -- Dispersal Polyphenism in Locusts, Aphids, and Crickets |
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Wing Polyphenism in Bicyclus Butterflies and Horn Polyphenism in Dung Beetles -- Phenotypic Plasticity of Anuran Development -- Summary and Future Directions -- Endocrine Control -- Genomic Studies of Morph Determination and Development -- Metabolism, Growth, Nutrient Acquisition -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6 Evolutionary Systems Biology: Shifting Focus to the Context-Dependency of Genetic Effects -- Introduction -- Two Ends of the Spectrum in Evolutionary Biology -- Context-Dependency in Population Genetics: Epistasis -- Genetic Effects Structured by Development: Pleiotropy |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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What Are the Consequences of Context-Dependency? |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118398807 |
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1118398807 |
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