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Phenotypic flexibility in background-mediated color change in sticklebacks.
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- Intergeneric hybridization of two stickleback species leads to introgression of membrane-associated genes and invasive TE expansion.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- A neglected conceptual problem regarding phenotypic plasticity's role in adaptive evolution: The importance of genetic covariance and social drive.Evolution letters · 2021Article
- Phenotypic flexibility in background-mediated color change in sticklebacks.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Phenotypic flexibility may incur a selective advantage in changing and heterogeneous environments, and is increasingly recognized as an integral aspect of organismal adaptation. Despite the widespread occurrence and potential importance of rapid and reversible background-mediated color change for predator avoidance, knowledge gaps remain regarding its adaptive value, repeatability within individuals, phenotypic correlates, and whether its expression is context dependent. We used manipulative experiments to investigate these issues in two fish species, the three-spined stickleback (
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