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  • Evolutionary biology
  • Developmental biology
  • Population genetics

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  • Developmental plasticity can influence evolutionary rescue by exposing genetic variation to selection.
  • Plasticity can also generate new phenotypic variation, aiding adaptation to environmental perturbations.
  • Colonization events in small populations present unique challenges and opportunities for evolutionary processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether phenotype dynamics during colonization follow a selective or generative process driven by plasticity.
  • To determine if plasticity fuels evolutionary rescue or generates new adaptive variation.
  • To test hypotheses regarding the timing of scrambler phenotype expression in bulb mites during colonization.

Main Methods:

  • Used the bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini, known for its facultative deutonymph dispersal and alternative male phenotypes (fighter vs. scrambler).
  • Founded small, medium, and large populations from deutonymphs under low or high food conditions, mimicking colonization.
  • Assessed the timing of scrambler phenotype expression in relation to population size and food availability.

Main Results:

  • Scrambler phenotypes were expressed earliest in the largest founder populations, regardless of food environment.
  • Largest founder populations exhibited the lowest initial growth and smallest ultimate population sizes.
  • Findings align with the generative hypothesis, where plasticity creates adaptive responses to colonization stress.

Conclusions:

  • Developmental plasticity plays a crucial role in shaping evolutionary rescue patterns during colonization.
  • Resource limitation and competition significantly influence adaptive responses mediated by developmental pathways.
  • Understanding how stress shapes plasticity is essential for explaining evolutionary rescue dynamics.