Phenotypic Plasticity : Functional and Conceptual Approaches

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Contents
Contributors
1. Phenotypic variation from single genotypes: a primer, Thomas J. DeWitt and Samuel M. Scheiner
2. From the reaktionsnorm to the evolution of adaptive plasticity: a historical sketch, 1909-1995, Sahotra Sarkar
3. Genetics and mechanics of plasticity, Jack J. Windig, Carolien G. F. de Kovel, and Gerdien De Jong
4. Evolution of reaction norms, Jean R. David, Patricia Gibert, and Brigitte Moreteau
5. Evolutionary importance and pattern of phenotypic plasticity: insights gained from development, W. Anthony Frankino and Rudolf A. Raff
6. Models of reaction norm evolution, David Berrigan and Samuel M. Scheiner
7. Integrated solutions to environmental heterogeneity: theory of multimoment reaction norms, Thomas J. DeWitt and R. Brian Langerhans
8. A behavioral ecological view of phenotypic plasticity, Andrew Sih
9. Patterns and analysis of adaptive phenotypic plasticity in animals, Paul Doughty and David N. Reznick
10. Plasticity and the functional ecology of plants, Susan Dudley
11. The genotype-environment interaction and evolution when the environment contains genes, Jason B. Wolf, Edmund D. Brodie III, and Michael J. Wade
12. The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolutionary diversification, Carl D. Schlichting
13. Future research directions, Samuel M. Scheiner and Thomas J. DeWitt
References
Index

Keywords: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics SCI029000