Phenotypic plasticity by Kate Hind https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y made by the power of google en-us 2016-09-27 11:00:55 UTC 2016-09-27 11:31:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Phenotypic Plasticity https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126608431 2016-09-27 11:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126608431 Phenotypic plasticity is caused by the interplay of external influences and the genetic background. It is thought to allow the individual to adjust to variable environmental conditions. Conditions early in life can predict those in the future and enable the organism to flexibly adjust its development accordingly. katesahind https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126608789 2016-09-27 11:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126608789 http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/biologie/animalbehaviour/engelhardt/socialinfluences.html katesahind https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126609132 2016-09-27 11:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126609132 katesahind https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126609399 The butterfly can express different colours/patterns on their wings, without having different genes of the colours. this shows the plasticity of the wing colour ]]> 2016-09-27 11:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126609399 phenotypic plasticity is more important for immobile organisms than mobile organisms, as mobile organisms can often move away from unfavourable environments https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610043 2016-09-27 11:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610043 Bulgy tadpoles Rana pirica https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610386
Three tadpole morphs: (top) Non-defensive, (middle) dragonfly-induced high-tail, and (bottom) salamander-induced bulgy morphs

A tadpole that has already expressed one predator-specific phenotype can modify its morphology if the predator is removed or exchanged for the other predator species. When the predator species is removed, a tadpole with either predator-specific phenotype reverts its phenotype to the non-defensive one

]]> 2016-09-27 11:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610386 Such as Sea anemonies which are stuck in one place, thus requiring a high plasticity level. Whereas a Herring Gull can fly to a different environment and crap on different people https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610399 2016-09-27 11:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610399 Development interacts with both genes and the environment to produce a phenotype. Changes in phenotype due to environmental cues are known as phenotypic plasticity. Once regarded as a nuisance  phenomenon phenotypic plasticity has become regarded as an important component of evolutionary divergence. Plastic responses are thought to initiate adaptive divergence, and allow organisms to survive and persist in new environments. Plasticity also has a genetic basis which can evolve just like any other phenotypic trait. This evolution of plasticity can fine tune environmental responses to suit specific habitats katesahind https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610861 2016-09-27 11:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126610861 mutable rain frog (Pristimantis mutabilis), https://padlet.com/katesahind/9kt37kp4k56y/wish/126611546
change the texture of its skin to blend in with its surroundings

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