User:Mnaddo/Ecological evolutionary developmental biology

Ecological evolutionary developmental biology (eco-evo-devo) is a field of biology combining ecology, developmental biology and evolutionary biology to examine their relationship. The concept is closely tied to multiple biological mechanisms. The effects of eco-evo-devo can be a result of developmental plasticity, symbiotic relationships or epigenetically inherited. The overlap between developmental plasticity and symbioses is rooted in evolutionary concepts that define ecological evolutionary developmental biology. Host-microorganism interactions during development characterize symbiotic relationships, whilst the spectrum of phenotypes rooted in canalization with response to environmental cues highlights plasticity. Developmental plasticity that is controlled by environmental temperature may put certain species at risk as a result of climate change.