What is phenotypic plasticity What is an example of phenotyp

What is phenotypic plasticity? What is an example of phenotypic plasticity that has been studied in the scientific literature? 100 word sor more please

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What is phenotypic plasticity? What is an example of phenotypic plasticity that has been studied in the scientific literature? 100 word sor more please

Phenotypic plasticity :

Examples

1) Canis lupus

References

Ostrander, E. A.; Wayne, R. K. (2005). \"The canine genome\". Genome Research. 15 (12): 1706–16.

Miklosi, Adam. Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition. 2007 Oxford University Press, Chapter 11.3

Ostrander (2005) reported a wide phenotypic plasticity in Gray wolf (Canis lupus),

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Speckled Wood butterfly,

Shreeve, T.G. (1987). \"The mate location behaviour of the male speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria, and the effect of phenotypic differences in hind-wing spotting\". Animal Behavior. 35: 682–690

2) Speckled Wood butterfly,

Shreeve (1987) reported that the males of this species have two morphs.

Like

a) One with three dots on its hind wing.

b) one with four dots on its hind wings.

Dots are based on environmental conditions.