Physiological mechanisms of adaptive developmental plasticity in Rana temporaria island populations

Physiological mechanisms of adaptive developmental plasticity in Rana temporaria island populations

Abstract Background Adaptive plasticity is essential for many species to cope with environmental heterogeneity. In particular, developmental plasticity allows organisms with complex life cycles to adaptively adjust the timing of ontogenetic switch points. Size at and time to metamorphosis are reliab...

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Main Authors: Pablo Burraco, Ana Elisa Valdés, Frank Johansson, Ivan Gomez-Mestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Amphibians
Corticosterone
Developmental plasticity
Evolutionary physiology
Oxidative stress
Telomere length
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1004-1

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