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Data from: Developmental behavioural plasticity and DNA methylation patterns in response to predation stress in Trinidadian guppies
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Limited sex differences in plastic responses suggest evolutionary conservatism of thermal reaction norms: A meta-analysis in insects
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Experimental evolution under varying sex ratio and behavioral plasticity in response to perceived competitive environment independently affect calling effort in male crickets
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Magnitude and predictability of pH fluctuations shape plastic responses to ocean acidification
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Multidimensional plasticity of phenology: Assessing the effects of population density on plastic responses of breeding time to temperature
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Data and coding files for: Within population plastic responses to combined thermal-nutritional stress differ from those in response to single stressors, and are genetically independent across traits in both males and females
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Data from: movement or plasticity: acoustic responses of a torrent frog to stream geophony
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Plastic responses of survival and fertility following heat stress in pupal and adult Drosophila virilis
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Data for Phenotypically plastic responses to freshwater salinization in larval amphibians: Induced tolerance and induced sensitivity
These data support a paper published by Relyea et al. in 2023 in the journal Environmental Pollution. In this manuscript titled 'Phenotypically plastic responses to freshwater salinization in larval amphibians: induced tolerance and induced sensitivity' the authors use a lab experiment to examine the effects of low levels of exposure to road salt pollution on amphibian responses to higher subsequent doses of the contaminant.
Data from: Does local adaptation along a latitudinal cline shape plastic responses to combined thermal and nutritional stress?
<p>Thermal and nutritional stress are commonly experienced by animals. This will become increasingly so with climate change. Whether populations can plastically respond to such changes will determine their survival. Plasticity can vary among populations depending on the extent of environmental heterogeneity. However, theory conflicts as to whether environmental heterogeneity should increase or decrease plasticity. Using three locally-adapted populations of Drosophila melanogaster sampled from a latitudinal gradient, we investigated whether plastic responses to combinations of nutrition and temperature increase or decrease with latitude for four traits: egg-adult viability, egg-adult development time, and two body size traits. Employing nutritional geometry, we reared larvae on 25 diets varying in protein and carbohydrate content at two temperatures: 18ºC and 25ºC. Plasticity varied among traits and across the three populations. Viability was highly canalized in all three populations. The tropical population showed the least plasticity for development time, the sub-tropical showed the highest plasticity for wing area, and the temperate population showed the highest plasticity for femur length. We found no evidence of latitudinal plasticity gradients in either direction. Our data highlight that differences in thermal variation and resource predictability experienced by populations along a latitudinal cline are not sufficient to predict their plasticity. </p>
Wild Dictyostelium discoideum social amoebae show plastic responses to the presence of nonrelatives during multicellular development
<p>When multiple strains of microbes form social groups, such as the multicellular fruiting bodies of <em>Dictyostelium discoideum</em>, conflict can arise regarding cell fate. Both fixed and plastic differences among strains can contribute to cell fate, and plastic responses may be particularly important if social environments frequently change. We used RNA-sequencing and photographic time series analysis to detect possible conflict-induced plastic differences between wild <em>D. discoideum </em>aggregates formed by single strains compared to mixed pairs of strains (chimeras). We found one hundred and two differentially expressed genes that were enriched for biological processes including cytoskeleton organization and cyclic-AMP response (up-regulated in chimeras), and DNA replication and cell cycle (down-regulated in chimeras). In addition, our data indicate that in reference to a time series of multicellular development in the lab strain AX4, chimeras may be slightly behind clonal aggregates in their development. Finally, phenotypic analysis supported slower splitting of aggregates and a nonsignificant trend for larger group sizes in chimeras. The transcriptomic comparison and phenotypic analyses support discoordination among aggregate group members due to social conflict. These results are consistent with previously observed factors that affect cell fate decision in <em>D. discoideum </em>and provide evidence for plasticity in cAMP signaling and phenotypic coordination during development in response to social conflict in <em>D. discoideum </em>and similar microbial social groups.</p>
Cellular plasticity in response to suppression of storage proteins in the Brassica napus embryo
<p>The trade-off between protein and oil storage in oilseed crops has been tested here in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) by analyzing the effect of suppressing key genes encoding protein storage products (napin, cruciferin). The phenotypic outcomes were assessed using nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry imaging, microscopy, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics, immunological assays as well as by flux balance analysis. Surprisingly, the profile of storage products was only moderately changed in RNAi transgenics. However, embryonic cells had undergone remarkable architectural rearrangements. The suppression of storage proteins led to the elaboration of membrane stacks enriched with oleosin (6-fold higher protein abundance) and novel ER morphology. Protein rebalancing, and amino acid metabolism were focal points of the metabolic adjustments to maintain embryonic carbon/nitrogen homeostasis. Flux balance analysis indicated a rather minor additional demand for cofactors (ATP, NADPH). The conclusion was that cellular plasticity in seeds protects against perturbations to its storage capabilities, and hence contributes materially to homeostasis. The study provides novel mechanistic insights into the intriguing link between lipid and protein storage, which have implications for biotechnological strategies directed at the improvement of oilseed crops.</p>
Data from: Plastic responses of bryozoans to ocean acidification
Phenotypic plasticity has the potential to allow organisms to respond rapidly to global environmental change, but the range and effectiveness of these responses are poorly understood across taxa and growth strategies. Colonial organisms might be particularly resilient to environmental stressors, as organizational modularity and successive asexual generations can allow for distinctively flexible responses in the aggregate form. We performed laboratory experiments to examine the effects of increasing dissolved carbon dioxide (i.e. ocean acidification) on the colonial bryozoan Celleporella cornuta sampled from two source populations within a coastal upwelling region of the northern California coast. Bryozoan colonies were remarkably plastic under these carbon dioxide (CO2) treatments. Colonies raised under high CO2 grew more quickly, investing less in reproduction and producing lighter skeletons when compared to genetically identical clones raised under current atmospheric values. Bryozoans held in high CO2 conditions also changed the Mg/Ca ratio of skeletal walls and increased the expression of organic coverings in new growth, which may serve as protection against acidified water. We also observed strong differences between populations in reproductive investment and organic covering reaction norms, consistent with adaptive responses to persistent spatial variation in local oceanographic conditions. Our results demonstrate that phenotypic plasticity and energetic trade-offs can mediate ecological responses to global environmental change, and highlight the broad range of strategies available to colonial organisms.
Sexual selection buffers the negative consequences of population fragmentation on adaptive plastic responses to increasing temperatures
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Whether sexual selection facilitates or hampers the ability to plastically respond to novel environments might depend on population structure, via its effects on </span><span>sexual interactions and associated fitness payoffs</span><span>. Using experimentally evolved lines </span><span>of the seed beetle <em>Callosobruchus maculatus,</em> we tested whether individuals evolving under different sexual selection (monogamy vs polygamy) and population spatial structure (metapopulation vs undivided populations) treatments differed in their response across developmental thermal conditions (control, hot or stressful) in a range of fitness and fitness-associated traits. We found that individuals from subdivided populations had lower lifetime reproductive success (LRS) at hot temperatures, but only in lines evolving under relaxed sexual selection, revealing a complex interaction between sexual selection, population structure, and thermal environmental stress on fitness. We also found an effect of population structure on several traits, including fertility and adult emergence success, under exposure to high thermal conditions. Finally, we found a strong negative effect of hot and stressful temperatures in fitness and associated traits. Our results show that population structure can exacerbate the impact of a warming climate, potentially leading to declines in population viability, but that sexual selection can buffer the negative influence of population subdivision on adaptation to warm temperatures</span><span>.</span></p>
Strong plastic responses in aerenchyma formation in F1 hybrids of Imperata cylindrica under different soil moisture conditions
<p>There is insufficient evidence demonstrating how phenotypic plasticity in specific traits mediates hybrid performance.<strong> </strong>Two ecotypes of <em>Imperata cylindrica</em> produce F1 hybrids. The early flowering type (E-type) in wet habitats has larger internal gas spaces (aerenchyma) than the common type (C-type) in dry habitats. This study evaluated the relationships between the habitat utilisation, aerenchyma plasticity, and growth of <em>I. cylindrica</em> accessions. We hypothesize that plasticity in expressing parental traits explains hybrid establishment in habitats with various soil moisture conditions.</p> <p>Aerenchyma formation was examined in the leaf midribs, rhizomes, and roots of two parental ecotypes and their F1 hybrids in their natural habitats. In common garden experiments, we examined plastic aerenchyma formation in the leaf midribs, rhizomes and roots of natural and artificial F1 hybrids and parental ecotypes. Their vegetative growth performance was also quantified.</p> <p>In the natural habitats where soil moisture content varied widely, the F1 hybrids showed larger variation of aerenchyma formation in the rhizomes than their parental ecotypes. In the common garden experiments, the F1 hybrids showed high plasticity of aerenchyma formation in the rhizomes, and their growth was similar to that of C-type and E-type under drained and flooded conditions, respectively.</p> <p>The results demonstrate that the F1 hybrids of <em>I. cylindrica</em> exhibit plasticity in aerenchyma development in response to varying local soil moisture content. This characteristic allows the hybrids to thrive in diverse soil moisture conditions.</p>
Data from: Adaptive responses and transgenerational plasticity of a submerged plant to benthivorous fish disturbance
<p>Benthivorous fish dominance in some subtropical lakes may alter submerged plant growth, reproduction, and progeny germination by changing water-submerged plant-algae interactions. We conducted mesocosm experiments to examine the effects of three densities of benthivorous fish, <em>Misgurnus anguillicaudatus</em>, on the water properties, the growth, asexual reproduction, and the germination of turions of <em>Potamogeton crispus</em> L.</p> <p>The dataset includes water environment characteristics, macrophyte traits, algae traits, and sediment nutrient characteristics. Macrophyte traits include morphological, stoichiometric, turion traits, and germination traits.</p>
Data from: Contrasting depth-related fine root plastic responses to soil warming in a subtropical Chinese fir plantation
<p>Warming-induced soil drought especially in topsoil may enlarge the spatial mismatch between nutrients and water along the soil profile, which impedes the uptake of not only water but also nutrients by trees. Therefore, coordinating the acquisition of soil water and nutrients along the soil profile is an important strategy for trees to cope with global warming.</p> <p>This study examined soil depth-related changes in nutrient concentrations, biomass, and morphology of fine roots in a Chinese fir plantation after 3 years of large-scale manipulative soil warming.</p> <p>Soil warming (ambient + 4°C) increased fine root nitrogen (N) concentrations but decreased fine root phosphorus (P) concentrations across soil depths. Warming did not affect total fine root biomass and its vertical distribution. At the 0–10 cm depth, warming increased specific root length (SRL), specific root area (SRA), fine root diameter (RD), and root length density (RLD) but reduced root tissue density (RTD). In the 40–60 cm layer, warming reduced RD, SRL, and RLD while increasing RTD mainly for roots of the 1–2 mm diameter class.</p> <p><em>Synthesis</em>: We concluded that roots of Chinese fir plantations could adapt to warming-induced moderate water stress through contrasting depth-related root morphological adjustments, probably to optimize the acquisition of both soil water and nutrients. The results of this study are crucial for understanding the adaptation strategies of subtropical forests under future climate conditions.</p>
Data from: Foraging-induced craniofacial plasticity is associated with an early, robust, and dynamic transcriptional response
<p>Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a single genotype to vary its phenotype in response to the environment. Plasticity of the skeletal system in response to mechanical input is widely studied, but the timing of its transcriptional regulation is not well-understood. Here we used the cichlid feeding apparatus to examine the transcriptional dynamics of skeletal plasticity over time. Using three closely related species that vary in their ability to remodel bone and a panel of 11 genes, including well studied skeletal differentiation markers and newly characterized environmentally sensitive genes, we examined plasticity at 1, 2, 4 and 8 weeks following the onset of alternate foraging challenges. We found that the plastic species exhibited environment-specific bursts in gene expression at 1 week, followed by a sharp decline in levels, while the species with more limited plasticity exhibited consistently low levels of gene expression. This trend held across nearly all genes, suggesting that it is a hallmark of the larger plasticity regulatory network. We conclude that plasticity of the cichlid feeding apparatus is not the result of slowly accumulating gene expression difference over time, but rather is stimulated by early bursts of environment-specific gene expression followed by a return to homeostatic levels.</p>
Peripheral priming induces plastic transcriptomic and proteomic responses in circulating neutrophils required for pathogen containment
<p><strong>When using any of this data, please cite the corresponding manuscript</strong></p> <div> <div> <p><a title="Rainer Kaiser et al., Peripheral priming induces plastic transcriptomic and proteomic responses in circulating neutrophils required for pathogen containment.Sci. Adv.10,eadl1710(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adl1710" href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl1710">Rainer Kaiser et al., Peripheral priming induces plastic transcriptomic and proteomic responses in circulating neutrophils required for pathogen containment. Sci. Adv. 10, eadl1710 (2024). DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adl1710</a></p> </div> </div> <p><strong>Original Data</strong></p> <p>The following files contain all count data for the original data of this manuscript:</p> <p>sepsis1_raw_feature_bc_matrix.h5 -> raw feature barcode matrix for sepsis1 sequencing<br>sepsis1_velocyto.loom -> velocyto matrices for sepsis1<br>sepsis2_raw_feature_bc_matrix.h5 -> raw feature barcode matrix for sepsis2 sequencing<br>sepsis2_velocyto.loom -> velocyto matrices for sepsis2</p> <p>sepsis_seurat.rds -> processed Seurat object containing original data cells. (Upd.: the meta.data-column "cellnames" contains the cell type annotation given in Figure 1B)</p> <p><strong>Original Data Scripts</strong></p> <p>process.R -> main analysis script<br>functions.R -> helper functions for main analysis script<br>enrichmentAnalysis.R -> script running the enrichment analysis<br>process_wgcna.R -> script performing the wgcna analysis<br>velocities_step1.R -> script performing velocity analysis (from seurat to data matrices)<br>velocities_step2.py -> actual velocity analysis<br><br><strong>GSE137539 Re-Analysis</strong></p> <p>gse137539_processed.Rds -> processed seurat object<br>gse137539_process.R -> analysis script</p> <p><strong>Bulk Analysis</strong></p> <p>MOUSE_SEPTIC_SEPTICACT.inex.DirectDESeq2.xlsx-> Raw UMI counts (intronic+exonic from zUMIs) and DE genes<br>MOUSE_SEPTIC_SEPTICACT.inex.DirectDESeq2.tsv.GeneOntology.BP.up.gsea.tsv -> Gene Set Enrichment Analysis on up-regulated genes using Gene Ontology Biological Process</p>
Adaptive divergence generates distinct plastic responses in two closely related Senecio species
<p><span>The evolution of plastic responses to external cues allows species to maintain fitness in response to the environmental variation they regularly experience. However, it remains unclear how plasticity evolves during adaptation. To test whether distinct patterns of plasticity are associated with adaptive divergence, we quantified plasticity for two closely related but ecologically divergent Sicilian daisy species (<i>Senecio, </i>Asteraceae). We sampled c.40 representative genotypes of each species from their native range on Mt Etna and then reciprocally transplanted multiple clones of each genotype into four field sites along an elevational gradient that included the native elevational range of each species, and two intermediate elevations. At each elevation we quantified survival and measured leaf traits that included investment (specific leaf area), morphology, chlorophyll fluorescence, pigment content and gene expression. Traits and differentially expressed genes that changed with elevation in one species often showed little change in the other species, or changed in the opposite direction. As evidence of adaptive divergence, both species performed better at their native site and better than the species from the other habitat. Adaptive divergence is therefore associated with the evolution of distinct plastic responses to environmental variation, despite these two species sharing a recent common ancestor.</span></p>
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