DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.03.005
论文题名: Endocrine Flexibility: Optimizing Phenotypes in a Dynamic World?
作者: Taff C.C. ; Vitousek M.N.
刊名: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN: 1695347
出版年: 2016
卷: 31, 期: 6 起始页码: 476
结束页码: 488
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: behavioral response
; conceptual framework
; endocrine system
; endocrinology
; global perspective
; optimization
; phenotype
; phenotypic plasticity
; research work
英文摘要: Responding appropriately to changing conditions is crucial in dynamic environments. Individual variation in the flexibility of physiological mediators of phenotype may influence the capacity to mount an integrated response to unpredictable changes in social or ecological context. We propose here a conceptual framework of rapid endocrine flexibility that integrates ecological endocrinology with theoretical and empirical studies of phenotypic plasticity and behavioral syndromes. We highlight the need for research addressing variation in the scope and speed of flexibility, and provide suggestions for future studies of these potentially evolving traits. Elucidating the causes and consequences of variation in endocrine flexibility may have important implications for the evolution of behavior, and for predicting the response of individuals and populations to rapidly changing environments. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/67047
Appears in Collections: 全球变化的国际研究计划 气候变化与战略
There are no files associated with this item.
作者单位: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
Recommended Citation:
Taff C.C.,Vitousek M.N.. Endocrine Flexibility: Optimizing Phenotypes in a Dynamic World?[J]. Trends in Ecology and Evolution,2016-01-01,31(6)