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Phenotypic Plasticity: From Microevolution to Macroevolution [PDF]
, 2014 This chapter starts with a short history of the concept of phenotypic plasticity (from the seventeenth century to present) in order to distinguish two distinct conceptions of plasticity: one more dynamic (or Aristotelian) according to which the notion has been described as a property inherent to life whose very organization depends upon it, and an ...
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Ecological genetics of an induced plant defense against herbivores: additive genetic variance and costs of phenotypic plasticity [PDF]
, 2002 Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in chemical defense is thought to play a major role in plant-herbivore interactions. We investigated genetic variation for inducibility of defensive traits in wild radish plants and asked if the evolution of induction is ...
Johnson, M. T. J. +10 more
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Phenotypic plasticity, or adaptability, of a cell determines its ability to survive and function within changing cellular environments. Changes in the mechanical environment, ranging from stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) to physical stress ...
Adrienne K. Scott +4 more
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Temperature acclimatisation of swimming performance in the European Queen Scallop [PDF]
, 2005 The phenotypic plasticity of muscle performance and locomotory physiology allows the maintenance of essential activity capacity in the face of environmental change, and has been demonstrated in a wide phylogenetic range of eurythermal vertebrates.
Bailey, DM +3 more
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ReceptorsBackground: Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule considered to be a protagonist in the dilation of blood vessels, and its property and/or bioavailability are reduced in pathophysiological conditions such as cardiovascular diseases.
Mirelly Cunha da Silva +2 more
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Biomedicinesα-Lipoic acid (LA) is an antioxidant of endogenous production, also obtained exogenously. Oxidative stress is closely associated with hypertension, which causes kidney injury and endothelial dysfunction.
Déborah Victória Gomes Nascimento +10 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Evolution and maintenance of phenotypic plasticity
Biosystems, 2022 We introduce a novel framework for exploring the evolutionary consequences of phenotypic plasticity (adaptive and non-adaptive) integrating both genic and epigenetic effects on phenotype via stochastic differential equations and in-silico selection. In accordance with the most significant results derived from prior models, we demonstrate how plasticity
UnJin Lee +3 more
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Plasticity leaves a phenotypic signature during local adaptation
Evolution Letters, 2020 Phenotypic responses to a novel or extreme environment are initially plastic, only later to be followed by genetic change. Whether or not environmentally induced phenotypes are sufficiently recurrent and fit to leave a signature in adaptive evolution is ...
Reinder Radersma +2 more
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The role of phenotypic plasticity in the colonization of novel environments [PDF]
, 2013 Biological invasions have been argued to be facilitated by phenotypic plasticity. Although experiments have shown plasticity can be adaptive, our current understanding is limited to comparative studies that measure plasticity between invasive and non ...
NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro +1 more
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