Hey everyone!

This week in in journal club we will be discussing how phenotypic plasticity affects rates of gene evolution. Feel free to swing by room 316 at 12:30.

Papers:

Van Dyken J.D. & Wade M.J. 2010. The genetic signature of conditional expression. Genetics 184: 557-570

Hunt B.G., Ometto L., Wurm Y., Shoemaker D., Yi S.V., Keller L. & Goodisman M.A.D. 2011. Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. PNAS. 108: 15936-15941