CRUI: Plasticity and Canalization of Reproductive Tactics -- Integration From Molecular Mechanisms to Fitness Consequences

生物生活在不断变化的环境中。适应这些环境的一种手段是通过表型可塑性，即单一基因型产生多种表型的能力。这种能力反映了个体的一般和发展系统与环境的相互作用。介绍了一项跨学科研究项目，旨在研究蝗虫（Romalea guttata和Taeniopoda eques）繁殖的表型可塑性。该研究将探讨可塑性的分子和生理机制，以及可塑性的生态相关性，并将提供对不同组织水平的生殖可塑性的理解。

Organisms live in changing environments. One means of adapting to these environments is through phenotypic plasticity, the ability of a single genotype to give rise to multiple phenotypes. This ability reflects the interaction of the individual's generic and developmental systems with environment. An interdisciplinary research project to study the phenotypic plasticity of reproduction in grasshoppers (Romalea guttata and Taeniopoda eques) is described. The research will investigate the molecular and physiological mechanisms, and the ecological correlates of plasticity and will provide understanding of reproductive plasticity across different levels of organization.