Alternative strategies: the evolution of switch points

Derek A Roff

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.016

Alternative strategies: the evolution of switch points

Curr Biol. 2011 Apr 26;21(8):R285-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.016.

Author

Derek A Roff¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 9521, USA. derek.roff@ucr.edu

PMID: 21514512
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.016

Abstract

The evolution of conditional, alternative strategies is a major factor in adaptation. In animals, the frequency of alternative morphs, characterized by different morphologies and mating tactics, can be both condition-dependent and subject to rapid evolutionary change.

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Animals
Biological Evolution*
Body Size / genetics
Ecosystem
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Variation
Invertebrates / genetics
Male
Mites / genetics*
Mites / physiology
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic