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Does Phenotypic plasticity play a more significant role in the evolution of novel traits and how does it compare across species?

Often it looks like phenotypic plasticity provides individuals a chance to survive in the wild. Individuals with plastic traits may be more successful than non-plastic ones? If so, is this a...

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Why do some cells (e.g. sperm) get smaller at colder temperatures, exactly the opposite of body size?

When rearing poikilotherms at lower temperatures we often find that body size is generally bigger than those organisms reared at hotter temperatures (also known as Bergmann's rule). Why should...

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