Developmental plasticity evolved according to specialist-generalist trade-offs in experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Jacqueline Le Vinh Thuy; John M. VandenBrooks; Michael Angilletta

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2016.0379

Developmental plasticity evolved according to specialist-generalist trade-offs in experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Jacqueline Le Vinh Thuy, John M. VandenBrooks, Michael Angilletta

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Abstract

We studied the evolution of developmental plasticity in populations of Drosophila melanogaster that evolved at either constant or fluctuating temperatures. Consistent with theory, genotypes that evolved at a constant 16°C or 25°C performed best when raised and tested at that temperature. Genotypes that evolved at fluctuating temperatures performed well at either temperature, but only when raised and tested at the same temperature. Our results confirm evolutionary patterns predicted by theory, including a loss of plasticity and a benefit of specialization in constant environments.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	20160379
Journal	Biology letters
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0379
State	Published - Jul 1 2016

Keywords

Drosophila
Experimental evolution
Performance
Plasticity
Selection
Temperature

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Developmental plasticity evolved according to specialist-generalist trade-offs in experimental populations of Drosophila melanogaster

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