Author: Dan Eisenberg
Position: Student
Institution: Northwestern University
E-mail: dtae@dtae.net
Submitted Date: May 24, 2007
Published Date: May 25, 2007
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For another example of robustness leading to increased evolvability, one may wish to review the literature on genetic assimilation. While the idea has fallen out of favor, Massimo Pigliucci has recently written about its importance.
More information on this idea can be found on Dr. Pigliucci's website:
http://life.bio.sunysb.ed...

Or in the following article
Review Article: Phenotypic Plasticity in Evolution
Phenotypic plasticity and evolution by genetic assimilation
Massimo Pigliucci, Courtney J. Murren, and Carl D. Schlichting
Journal of Experimental Biology 209, 2362-2367 (2006)
http://jeb.biologists.org...