Essays about: "Anna Gusén"

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  1. 1. Environmental variation and phenotypic plasticity : The effect of water visibility on body pigmentation in perch (Perca fluviatilis L.)

    University essay from Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Anna Gusén; [2010]
    Keywords : Phenotypic plasticity; perch; body pigmentation; background colour; camouflage;

    Abstract : Phenotypic plasticity is defined as an organism’s ability to express differentphenotypes depending on the environment. Predation is one of the key forces inecology and can indirectly cause a change of the phenotype in fish populations.Pigmentation change in order to match the background is one type of camouflage usedin fish and other organisms. READ MORE