A neglected conceptual problem regarding phenotypic plasticity's role in adaptive evolution: The importance of genetic covariance and social drive
Abstract There is tantalizing evidence that phenotypic plasticity can buffer novel, adaptive genetic variants long enough to permit their evolutionary spread, and this process is often invoked in explanations for rapid adaptive evolution. However, the strength and generality of evidence for it is co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-10-01
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Series: | Evolution Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.251 |