Phenotypic plasticity : functional and conceptual approaches

Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Contents Contributors 1. Phenotypic variation from single genotypes: a primer 2. From the reaktionsnorm to the evolution of adaptive plasticity: a historical sketch, 1909-1995 3. Genetics and mechanics of plasticity 4. Evolution of reaction norms 5. Evolutionary importance and pattern of phenotypic plasticity: insights gained from development 6. Models of reaction norm evolution 7. Integrated solutions to environmental heterogeneity: theory of multimoment reaction norms 8. A behavioral ecological view of phenotypic plasticity 9. Patterns and analysis of adaptive phenotypic plasticity in animals 10. Plasticity and the functional ecology of plants 11. The genotype-environment interaction and evolution when the environment contains genes 12. The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolutionary diversification 13. Future research directions References Index