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Constraints on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity: limits and costs of phenotype and plasticity

Heredity, 2015-10, Vol.115 (4), p.293-301 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Nature Publishing Group Oct 2015 ;Copyright © 2015 The Genetics Society 2015 The Genetics Society ;ISSN: 0018-067X ;EISSN: 1365-2540 ;DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2015.8 ;PMID: 25690179 ;CODEN: HDTYAT

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  • Title:
    Constraints on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity: limits and costs of phenotype and plasticity
  • Author: Murren, C J ; Auld, J R ; Callahan, H ; Ghalambor, C K ; Handelsman, C A ; Heskel, M A ; Kingsolver, J G ; Maclean, H J ; Masel, J ; Maughan, H ; Pfennig, D W ; Relyea, R A ; Seiter, S ; Snell-Rood, E ; Steiner, U K ; Schlichting, C D
  • Subjects: Adaptation, Biological - genetics ; Biological Evolution ; Environment ; Evolution ; Genetic Fitness ; Genetic Variation ; Genetics ; Genotype & phenotype ; Heredity ; Phenotype ; Review ; Selection, Genetic
  • Is Part Of: Heredity, 2015-10, Vol.115 (4), p.293-301
  • Description: Phenotypic plasticity is ubiquitous and generally regarded as a key mechanism for enabling organisms to survive in the face of environmental change. Because no organism is infinitely or ideally plastic, theory suggests that there must be limits (for example, the lack of ability to produce an optimal trait) to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity, or that plasticity may have inherent significant costs. Yet numerous experimental studies have not detected widespread costs. Explicitly differentiating plasticity costs from phenotype costs, we re-evaluate fundamental questions of the limits to the evolution of plasticity and of generalists vs specialists. We advocate for the view that relaxed selection and variable selection intensities are likely more important constraints to the evolution of plasticity than the costs of plasticity. Some forms of plasticity, such as learning, may be inherently costly. In addition, we examine opportunities to offset costs of phenotypes through ontogeny, amelioration of phenotypic costs across environments, and the condition-dependent hypothesis. We propose avenues of further inquiry in the limits of plasticity using new and classic methods of ecological parameterization, phylogenetics and omics in the context of answering questions on the constraints of plasticity. Given plasticity's key role in coping with environmental change, approaches spanning the spectrum from applied to basic will greatly enrich our understanding of the evolution of plasticity and resolve our understanding of limits.
  • Publisher: England: Springer Nature B.V
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0018-067X
    EISSN: 1365-2540
    DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2015.8
    PMID: 25690179
    CODEN: HDTYAT
  • Source: MEDLINE
    PubMed Central
    ProQuest Central
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