title: Alternative strategies: the evolution of switch points.
abstract: The evolution of conditional, alternative strategies is a major factor in adaptation. In animals, the frequency of alternative morphs, characterized by different morphologies and mating tactics, can be both condition-dependent and subject to rapid evolutionary change.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 9521, USA. derek.roff@ucr.edu
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Roff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D049628:Body Size / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D010641:Phenotype; D012641:Selection, Genetic