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phenotypic flexibility: a standalone construct

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Comparative physiology

reversible within-individual change in physiology or organ size in response to changing demands, distinct from fixed developmental plasticity.

In comparative physiology, phenotypic flexibility refers to reversible within-individual change in physiology or organ size in response to changing demands, distinct from fixed developmental plasticity. This meaning comes from Piersma (2003) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

  1. Piersma, T., & Drent, J. (2003). Phenotypic flexibility and the evolution of organismal design. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 18(5), 228-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-5347(03)00036-3

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