… facts and concepts about phenotypic plasticity, adopting the … phenotypic variation, the
evolution of organismal traits through plasticity, the origin and evolution of phenotypic plasticity …

… understanding of the evolutionary role of phenotypic plasticity is a … affects phenotypic
expression: phenotypic plasticity and … Formally, phenotypic plasticity refers to the general effect of …

… patterns of adaptive phenotypic plasticity are consistent with the existence of ‘genes for
plasticity’, ie … Yet many evolutionary theorists continue to use the restrictive framework of classical …

… The more direct that knowledge, the better we can draw causal links between phenotypic
plasticity and evolutionary outcomes. In addition to experimental studies of evolution (…

… pathways is what we recognize as phenotypic plasticity. This chapter shows that the
developmental mechanisms that produce phenotypic plasticity are diverse and that control resides …

… Phenotypic plasticity is still just noise for many biologists: "For the functional anatomist interested
in the evolution of the digestive system, phenotypic plasticity … -phenotypic plasticity has …

… for plasticity being considered as a nuisance in evolutionary studies to it … evolution of plastic
responses. Here, I consider some of the major aspects of research on phenotypic plasticity, …

… Until now, models of plasticity evolution have concentrated on the first two factors, generality
… This chapter is organized around a series of questions about phenotypic plasticity (table 6.1)…

… evolution may be a potent force in driving evolution in novel directions. We assess the role of
phenotypic plasticity in stimulating evolution by … : (i) the evolution of red and yellow plumage …

… Thus, much of our current knowledge of phenotypic plasticity comes from plant studies
documenting the range of phenotypes that can be produced by individual genotypes in response …