Terminology

Acclimation Reversible

Occurs within the lifetime of an organism.

Does not produce a novel phenotypic trait; hence, it does not proceed through natural selection.

Allows organisms to adjust their morphological, behavioural, physical, and/or biochemical traits in response to changes in their environment.

Adaptation Irreversible

Occurs over several generations.

Produces a novel phenotypic trait that has a functional role in the environment and therefore, it proceeds through natural selection.

Allows organisms to fit their environment by enhancing their evolutionary fitness.

Review Articles

When is a maternal effect adaptive? Marshall et al. 2007 Review Article

"We suggest that selection typically acts on maternal effects to maximise maternal rather than (or in addition to) offspring fitness."

"Overall, we suggest that many maternal effects will have an adaptive basis for mothers, regardless of whether these effects increase or decrease survival or reproductive success of individual offspring."

Adaptation to environmental stress at different timescales Kristensen et al. 2018 Review Article

"Here, we discuss current knowledge on the ability of animals and plants to adapt to environmental stress on different timescales, mainly focusing on thermal stress and ectotherms."

"To understand and predict the impacts of environmental change and stress on biodiversity, we suggest that future studies should"

• "(1) have an increased focus on understanding the type and speed of responses to fast environmental changes;"

• "(2) focus on the importance of environmental fluctuations and the predictability of environmental conditions on adaptive capabilities, preferably in field studies encompassing several fitness components;"

• "(3) look at ecosystem responses to environmental stress and their resilience when disturbed."

Research Articles

Formation and regulation of adaptive response in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans ? ? Research Article

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Rapid adaptation through genomic and epigenomic responses following translocations in an endangered salmonid et al. Article

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Vitamin E supplementation and lifespan in model organisms ? ? Review Article

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EFFECT OF VITAMIN E ON LIFESPAN AND REPRODUCTION IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS ? ? Research Article

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Biochemistry, function, and deficiency of vitamin B12 in Caenorhabditis elegans ? ? Research Article

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Effects of Vitamin B12 Deficiency on Amyloid-β Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans ? ? Research Article

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Vitamin B12 deficiency results in severe oxidative stress, leading to memory retention impairment in Caenorhabditis elegans ? ? Research Article

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Vitamin B12 deficiency in Caenorhabditis elegans results in loss of fertility, extended life cycle, and reduced lifespan ? ? Research Article

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Bacterial vitamin B6 is required for post embryonic development in C. elegans ? ? Research Article

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Folate deficiency and over-supplementation causes impaired folate metabolism: Regulation and adaptation mechanisms in Caenorhabditis elegans ? ? Research Article

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Physiology of vitamin B-12: a study on its molecular mechanisms using a Caenorhabditis elegans model ? ? Research Article

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