99年第1學期-4344 植物演化生態學 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Participation	30
Paper	70

教育目標

This course will introduce the field of phenotypic plasticity. We start from sources of trait variation within species, and then consider both empirical observations and theoretical views of evolution. Two focuses will be plasticity in tree species, and plant communication, which is phenotypic plasticity to other plants. Initially, we will discuss papers virtually on the web. When Susan Dudley arrives in Taichung, then class meetings will be arranged. Students will be evaluated on their participation in class discussions, and will write a paper related to phenotypic plasticity.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：四/2,3,4
修課班級：生科碩博
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Bradshaw AD. 1965. Evolutionary significance of phenotypic plasticity in plants. Advances in Genetics 13: 115-155.

Empirical studies
Schlichting CD and Pigliucci M. 1995. Lost in phenotypic space: environment-dependent morphology in Phlox drummondii (Polemoniaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 156: 542-546.
Schmitt J. 1993. Reaction norms of morphological and life-history traits to light availability in Impatiens capensis. Evolution 47: 1654-1668.

Role of information and decision making
Aphalo PJ and Ballaré CL. 1995. On the importance of information-acquiring systems in plant-plant interactions. Functional Ecology 9: 5-14.
Aphalo PJ, Ballare CL and Scopel AL. 1999. Plant-plant signalling, the shade-avoidance response and competition. Journal of Experimental Botany 50: 1629-1634.
Cahill JF, McNickle GG, Haag JJ, Lamb EG, Nyanumba SM and Clair CCS. 2010. Plants integrate information about nutrients and neighbors. Science 328: 1657-1657.
Schlichting CD and Smith H. 2002. Phenotypic plasticity: linking molecular mechanisms with evolutionary outcomes. Evolutionary Ecology 16: 189-211.

Evolutionary theory
Lande R and Arnold SJ. 1983. The measurement of selection on correlated characters. Evolution 37: 1210-1226.
Via S, Gomulkiewicz R, Dejong G, Scheiner SM, Schlichting CD and Vantienderen PH. 1995. Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity - Consensus and Controversy. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 10: 212-217.
Via S and Lande R. 1985. Genotype-environment interaction and the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. Evolution 39: 505-522.

Debate and synthesis
De Kroon H, Visser EJW, Huber H, Mommer L and Hutchings MJ. 2009. A modular concept of plant foraging behaviour: the interplay between local responses and systemic control. Plant Cell and Environment 32: 704-712.
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Trees
Responses to light
Lee DW, Oberbauer SF, Johnson P, Krishnapilay B, Mansor M, Mohamad H and Yap SK. 2000. Effects of irradiance and spectral quality on leaf structur