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DOI10.1098/rstb.2018.0174
Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change
Fox, Rebecca J.1; Donelson, Jennifer M.2; Schunter, Celia3; Ravasi, Timothy4; Gaitan-Espitia, Juan D.3
发表日期2019
ISSN0962-8436
EISSN1471-2970
卷号374期号:1768
英文摘要

How populations and species respond to modified environmental conditions is critical to their persistence both now and into the future, particularly given the increasing pace of environmental change. The process of adaptation to novel environmental conditions can occur via two mechanisms: (1) the expression of phenotypic plasticity (the ability of one genotype to express varying phenotypes when exposed to different environmental conditions), and (2) evolution via selection for particular phenotypes, resulting in the modification of genetic variation in the population. Plasticity, because it acts at the level of the individual, is often hailed as a rapid-response mechanism that will enable organisms to adapt and survive in our rapidly changing world. But plasticity can also retard adaptation by shifting the distribution of phenotypes in the population, shielding it from natural selection. In addition to which, not all plastic responses are adaptive-now well-documented in cases of ecological traps. In this theme issue, we aim to present a considered view of plasticity and the role it could play in facilitating or hindering adaption to environmental change. This introduction provides a re-examination of our current understanding of the role of phenotypic plasticity in adaptation and sets the theme issue's contributions in their broader context. Four key themes emerge: the need to measure plasticity across both space and time; the importance of the past in predicting the future; the importance of the link between plasticity and sexual selection; and the need to understand more about the nature of selection on plasticity itself. We conclude by advocating the need for cross-disciplinary collaborations to settle the question of whether plasticity will promote or retard species' rates of adaptation to ever-more stressful environmental conditions.


This article is part of the theme issue 'The role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change'.


WOS研究方向Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
来源期刊PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
文献类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/95029
作者单位1.Australian Natl Univ, Div Ecol & Evolut, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia;
2.James Cook Univ, ARC Ctr Excellence Coral Reef Studies, Townsville, Qld 4810, Australia;
3.Univ Hong Kong, Sch Biol Sci, Swire Inst Marine Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China;
4.King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, KAUST Environm Epigenet Program KEEP, Div Biol & Environm Sci & Engn, Thuwal 239556900, Saudi Arabia
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Fox, Rebecca J.,Donelson, Jennifer M.,Schunter, Celia,et al. Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change[J],2019,374(1768).
APA Fox, Rebecca J.,Donelson, Jennifer M.,Schunter, Celia,Ravasi, Timothy,&Gaitan-Espitia, Juan D..(2019).Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change.PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,374(1768).
MLA Fox, Rebecca J.,et al."Beyond buying time: the role of plasticity in phenotypic adaptation to rapid environmental change".PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 374.1768(2019).
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