Switching tactics: phenotypic plasticity in the alternative mate-finding tactics of burying beetles
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Behavioral plasticity and G × E of reproductive tactics in Nicrophorus vespilloides burying beetles
Phenotypic plasticity is important in the evolution of traits and facilitates adaptation to rapid environmental changes. However, variation in plasticity at the individual level, and the heritable basis underlying this plasticity is rarely quantified for behavioral traits. Alternative behavioral reproductive tactics are key components of mating systems but are not often considered within a phen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal Behaviour
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0003-3472
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.07.025