Evolution: Plasticity versus Selection, or Plasticity and Selection?

Blair W Perry; Drew R Schield; Todd A Castoe

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.050

Evolution: Plasticity versus Selection, or Plasticity and Selection?

Curr Biol. 2018 Sep 24;28(18):R1104-R1106. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.050.

Authors

Blair W Perry¹, Drew R Schield¹, Todd A Castoe²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, 501 S. Nedderman Drive, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
² Department of Biology, 501 S. Nedderman Drive, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30253151
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.050

Abstract

Whether phenotypic plasticity enables or hinders genetic adaptation has been debated for over a century. A study of lizard coloration uncovers the means by which plasticity can facilitate colonization of novel environments and enable eventual adaptation by natural selection.

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MeSH terms

Adaptation, Physiological
Biological Evolution*
Phenotype
Plastics*
Selection, Genetic

Substances

Plastics