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@article{citeulike:353207, abstract = {Theoretical and laboratory research suggests that phenotypic plasticity can evolve under selection. However, evidence for its evolutionary potential from the wild is lacking. We present evidence from a Dutch population of great tits (Parus major) for variation in individual plasticity in the timing of reproduction, and we show that this variation is heritable. Selection favoring highly plastic individuals has intensified over a 32-year period. This temporal trend is concurrent with climate change causing a mismatch between the breeding times of the birds and their caterpillar prey. Continued selection on plasticity can act to alleviate this mismatch.}, address = {Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Post Office Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands.}, author = {Nussey, D. H. and Postma, E. and Gienapp, P. and Visser, M. E.}, citeulike-article-id = {353207}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1117004}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16224020}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16224020}, day = {14}, doi = {10.1126/science.1117004}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {phenotype\_plasticity}, month = {October}, number = {5746}, pages = {304--306}, posted-at = {2006-01-24 06:01:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Selection on heritable phenotypic plasticity in a wild bird population.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1117004}, volume = {310}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:353207 L3 - citeulike-article-id:353207 N2 - Theoretical and laboratory research suggests that phenotypic plasticity can evolve under selection. However, evidence for its evolutionary potential from the wild is lacking. We present evidence from a Dutch population of great tits (Parus major) for variation in individual plasticity in the timing of reproduction, and we show that this variation is heritable. Selection favoring highly plastic individuals has intensified over a 32-year period. This temporal trend is concurrent with climate change causing a mismatch between the breeding times of the birds and their caterpillar prey. Continued selection on plasticity can act to alleviate this mismatch. IS - 5746 JF - Science SN - 1095-9203 AD - Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Post Office Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, Netherlands. EP - 306 TI - Selection on heritable phenotypic plasticity in a wild bird population. VL - 310 SP - 304 KW - phenotype_plasticity AU - Nussey, DH AU - Postma, E AU - Gienapp, P AU - Visser, ME PY - 2005/10/14/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1117004 ER -