Genomic adaptation to agricultural environments: cabbage white butterflies (Pieris rapae) as a case study
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Patterns of phenotypic plasticity in common and rare environments: a study of host use and color learning in the cabbage white butterfly Pieris rapae.
Phenotypic plasticity is adaptive in variable environments but, given its costs, may be disfavored if only one environment is commonly encountered. Yet species in relatively constant environments often adjust phenotypes successfully in rare or novel environments. Developmental biases may reduce the costs of plasticity in common environments, favoring the maintenance of plasticity. We explored t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Genomics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2164
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3787-2