Sentence examples for be a plastic trait from inspiring English sources

Rather, colony structure appears to be a plastic trait across habitat type, clade, and haplotype (Figs. 2 & 3).

The colour signal produced by these spiders is a plastic trait, spiders can change between white and yellow colour over several days [for other species of crab spiders see 10,14,16].

This shows that territoriality is a plastic trait.

The developmental stage of a plant is a plastic trait that undergoes dynamic temporal changes.

Previous studies reveal that the strength of SI in S. carolinense is a plastic trait, associated with particular S-alleles.

Our data suggests that bitter taste is a plastic trait, possibly associated with the ability of pigs to adapt to diverse environments and that may be subject to balancing selection.

In previous studies we have investigated this apparent anomaly (i.e., a highly successful weed that is self-incompatible) and we have found that the SI response in S. carolinense is a plastic trait – its strength being affected by the age of the flowers [ 32], and prior fruit production [ 63] and that there are genetic differences among families in their self-fertility [ 64, 65].

The uropygial gland is thus a plastic trait that might consequently vary depending on the need for microbial protection.

Although the Chevin et al. (2010) model seems to be more suitable for the analysis of a plastic trait, its results are less plausible than those obtained from the Bürger and Lynch (1995) model.

Second, bird song is a highly plastic trait, and its composition may be shaped by experience and influences from the vocal environment [26], [27].

Root architecture is a highly plastic trait, and varies among species, and its plasticity is strongly controlled by plant regulators and inherent genetic factors.