Developmental plasticity and evolution-quo vadis?

被引:34
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作者
Moczek, A. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Biol, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
关键词
CRYPTIC GENETIC-VARIATION; NICHE CONSTRUCTION; BRAIN PLASTICITY; ORIGINS; CONSEQUENCES; EVODEVO; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1038/hdy.2015.14
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
The role of developmental (phenotypic) plasticity in ecology and evolution is receiving a growing appreciation among the biologists, and many plasticity-specific concepts have become well established as part of the mainstream evolutionary biological thinking. In this essay, I posit that despite this progress several key perspectives in developmental plasticity remain remarkably traditional, and that it may be time to re-evaluate their continued usefulness in the face of the available evidence as the field looks to its future. Specifically, I discuss the utility of viewing plastic development as ultimately rooted in genes and genomes, and investigate the common notion that the environment-albeit a critical source of information-nevertheless remains passive, external to and separable from the organism responding to it. I end by highlighting conceptual and empirical opportunities that may permit developmental plasticity research to transcend its current boundaries and to continue its contributions toward a holistic and realistic understanding of organismal development and evolution.
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页码:302 / 305
页数:4
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