Environmentally induced changes in correlated responses to selection reveal variable pleiotropy across a complex genetic network

Evolution

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1128-1142

  Sikkink, Kristin L ^a,b   Reynolds, Rose M ^a,c   Cresko, William A ^a   Phillips, Patrick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; G matrix; Genetic architecture; Natural selection; Phenotypic plasticity; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; NATURAL SELECTION; NEMATODE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLEIOTROPY;

CAENORHABDITIS REMANEI;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; GENETIC VARIATION; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84929505049     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12651     Document Type: Article

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