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  • Ecology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change Biology

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  • Many species approach thermal limits, necessitating adaptation to climate change.
  • Phenotypic plasticity is a key mechanism for coping with environmental shifts.
  • The evolution of plasticity may be limited by species' thermal tolerance, a concept known as the tolerance-plasticity trade-off.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the constraints on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in the face of climate change.
  • To clarify the conditions under which tolerance-plasticity trade-offs are observed or not observed.
  • To propose a framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying these trade-offs.

Main Methods:

  • Review and critique of existing empirical evidence on tolerance-plasticity trade-offs.
  • Theoretical analysis of factors influencing the evolution of plasticity and tolerance.
  • Development of a conceptual framework to guide future research.

Main Results:

  • Inconsistent empirical findings on tolerance-plasticity trade-offs may stem from experimental design and analytical limitations.
  • The evolution of plasticity is not always constrained by thermal tolerance.
  • Understanding underlying physiological and genetic mechanisms is crucial for predicting responses.

Conclusions:

  • The tolerance-plasticity trade-off is not a universal constraint, and its detection depends on methodological rigor.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the specific mechanisms and conditions governing the evolution of plasticity in changing environments.
  • A refined framework can improve our ability to predict species' adaptive capacities to climate change.