Phenotypic plasticity is defined as the property of organisms to produce distinct phenotypes
in response to environmental variation. While for more than a century, biologists have …

We begin this article by delineating the explanatory gaps left by prevailing gene‐focused
approaches in our understanding of phenotype determination, inheritance, and the origin of …

Phenotypic plasticity–the ability of an individual organism to alter its features in direct
response to a change in its environment–is ubiquitous. Understanding how and why this …

The idea that individual differences in behavior and physiology can be partly understood by
linking them to a fast-slow continuum of life history strategies has become popular in the …

The degree to which developmental biases affect trait evolution is subject to much debate.
Here, we first quantify fluctuating asymmetry as a measure of developmental variability, ie …

Environmentally induced phenotypes have been proposed to initiate and bias adaptive
evolutionary change toward particular directions. The potential for this to happen depends in …

Abstract Changes in gene regulation underlie much of phenotypic evolution. However, our
understanding of the potential for regulatory evolution is biased, because most evidence …

The adaptation of populations to local environments often relies on the selection of optimal
values for polygenic traits. Here, we first summarize the results obtained from different …

Seasonal plasticity is accomplished via tightly regulated developmental cascades that
translate environmental cues into trait changes. Little is known about how alternative …

Developmental plasticity looks like a promising bridge between ecological and
developmental perspectives on evolution. Yet, there is no consensus on whether plasticity is …