title: The Ecology and Evolution of Stoichiometric Phenotypes.
abstract: Ecological stoichiometry has generated new insights into how the balance of elements affects ecological interactions and ecosystem processes, but little is known about the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of stoichiometric traits. Understanding the origins and drivers of stoichiometric trait variation between and within species will improve our understanding about the ecological responses of communities to environmental change and the ecosystem effects of organisms. In addition, studying the plasticity, heritability, and genetic basis of stoichiometric traits might improve predictions about how organisms adapt to changing environmental conditions, and help to identify interactions and feedbacks between phenotypic evolution and ecosystem processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. Electronic address: miguelcleal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Miguel C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.affiliation: Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; Division of Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Seehausen
authors.affiliation: Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Blake
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D010641:Phenotype
keywords: eco-evolutionary feedback; elemental phenotype; ontogeny; reaction norms