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almafu_9959329150102883
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1 online resource
ISBN:
9781118398791
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1118398793
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9781118398807
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1118398807
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9781118398814
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1118398815
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1118398785
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9781118398784
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9781322317670
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1322317674
Content:
Integrative Organismal Biology synthesizes current understanding of the causes and consequences of individual variation at the physiological, behavioral and organismal levels. Emphasizing key topics such as phenotypic plasticity and flexibility, and summarizing emerging areas such as ecological immunology, oxidative stress biology and others, Integrative Organismal Biology pulls together information across a multitude of disciplines to provide a synthetic understanding of the role of the individual in evolution. Beginning with grounding theory highlighting the role of the individual in evoluti.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1 Plasticity, Complexity, and the Individual; Introduction; Bridging the Conceptual Divide; Integrative Organismal Biology: Progress to Date; Phenotypic Plasticity: The Link between Individuals, Environments, and Evolution; A Brief History and Review; Plasticity 101: A Q & A Session; Same Wine, New Bottle: Shifting to a Reaction Norm Perspective; Where will Reaction Norm Thinking Lead?; The Problem of Complexity; A Brief History of Biological Complexity.
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Embracing the Individual and the Union of Functional and Evolutionary BiologyConclusion; References; Chapter 2 The Ecological and Evolutionary Importance of Variation in Life History Reaction Norms; Introduction; The Reaction Norm Approach and Individual by Environment Interactions (I {u00D7} E); Why Do Reaction Norms Vary?; Causes and Consequences of Variation in Avian Phenological Plasticity; Integrating Field and Laboratory Studies of Life History Plasticity; The Challenges Ahead; References; Chapter 3 Curve-Thinking: Understanding Reaction Norms and Developmental Trajectories as Traits.
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IntroductionCharacterizing Curves; Variation among Curves; Simplicity and Biological Hypotheses; Summary and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 Plasticity and Personality; Animal Personality: Moving beyond Optimality and Embracing Individual Differences; Individual Differences in Behavioral Plasticity; Personality-Related Differences in Plasticity; Adaptive Explanations for Personality-Related Differences in Plasticity; Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Personality and Plasticity; Genetic and Environmental Underpinnings.
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Designs to Study Personality-Related Differences in PlasticityConclusions and Future Directions; References; Chapter 5 Induction and Function of Polyphenic Morphs: Proximate Regulatory Mechanisms and Evolutionary Implications; Introduction; Background; Focus of This Review; Background on Endocrinology and Gene Regulation; Endocrinology; Molecular Studies -- Gene Expression; Case Studies; Dispersal Polyphenism in Locusts, Aphids, and Crickets; Wing Polyphenism in Bicyclus Butterflies and Horn Polyphenism in Dung Beetles; Phenotypic Plasticity of Anuran Development; Summary and Future Directions.
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Endocrine ControlGenomic Studies of Morph Determination and Development; Metabolism, Growth, Nutrient Acquisition; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6 Evolutionary Systems Biology: Shifting Focus to the Context-Dependency of Genetic Effects; Introduction; Two Ends of the Spectrum in Evolutionary Biology; Context-Dependency in Population Genetics: Epistasis; Genetic Effects Structured by Development: Pleiotropy; What Are the Consequences of Context-Dependency?; How Prevalent Is Variation in Pleiotropy?; What Mechanism Underlies Genetic Context-Dependency of Pleiotropy?
Additional Edition:
Print version: Martin, Lynn Bloxom, 1974- Integrative organismal biology. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2014] ISBN 9781118398784
Language:
English
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118398814
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118398814
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118398814
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