Control mechanisms of polyphenic development in insects

Environmental factors affect animals' polyphenic developments in ways that are orderly, and thus, predictable. Such developments are evident in insects' development system which is preadapted for the fast-phased evolution of phenotypic plasticity.

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Published in:Bioscience 1999-03, Vol.49 (3), p.181-192
Main Author: Niijhout, H.F. (Duke University, Durham, NC.)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
ANIMAL ECOLOGY
Climate
Development
Developmental biology
Developmental Programs
ECOLOGIA
ECOLOGIE
ECOLOGY
Environment
Environmental aspects
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Environmental Influences
FACTEUR DU MILIEU
FACTORES AMBIENTALES
Genetic Disorders
GENETIC PARAMETERS
Genetics
INSECTA
Insects
Logical Thinking
Norms
PARAMETRE GENETIQUE
PARAMETROS GENETICOS
Phenotype
Phenotypes
PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY
PHENOTYPIC VARIATION
POLYPHENISMS
Social Class
Statistical Data
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Summary:Environmental factors affect animals' polyphenic developments in ways that are orderly, and thus, predictable. Such developments are evident in insects' development system which is preadapted for the fast-phased evolution of phenotypic plasticity.
ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.2307/1313508