Human impacts outpace natural processes in the Amazon
Amazonian environments are being degraded by modern industrial and agricultural
activities at a pace far above anything previously known, imperiling its vast biodiversity …
activities at a pace far above anything previously known, imperiling its vast biodiversity …
When will a changing climate outpace adaptive evolution?
Decades of research have illuminated the underlying ingredients that determine the scope
of evolutionary responses to climate change. The field of evolutionary biology therefore …
of evolutionary responses to climate change. The field of evolutionary biology therefore …
Fluctuating selection maintains distinct species phenotypes in an ecological community in the wild
Species' phenotypic characteristics often remain unchanged over long stretches of
geological time. Stabilizing selection—in which fitness is highest for intermediate …
geological time. Stabilizing selection—in which fitness is highest for intermediate …
Ionizing radiation and melanism in Chornobyl tree frogs
Human actions are altering ecosystems worldwide. Among human‐released pollutants,
ionizing radiation arises as a rare but potentially devastating threat to natural systems. The …
ionizing radiation arises as a rare but potentially devastating threat to natural systems. The …
Predicting rapid adaptation in time from adaptation in space: A 30-year field experiment in marine snails
Predicting the outcomes of adaptation is a major goal of evolutionary biology. When
temporal changes in the environment mirror spatial gradients, it opens up the potential for …
temporal changes in the environment mirror spatial gradients, it opens up the potential for …
How does genetic architecture affect eco-evolutionary dynamics? A theoretical perspective
M Yamamichi - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent studies have revealed the importance of feedbacks between contemporary rapid
evolution (ie evolution that occurs through changes in allele frequencies) and ecological …
evolution (ie evolution that occurs through changes in allele frequencies) and ecological …
Cross-disciplinary information for understanding macroevolution
Many different macroevolutionary models can produce the same observations. Despite
efforts in building more complex and realistic models, it may still be difficult to distinguish the …
efforts in building more complex and realistic models, it may still be difficult to distinguish the …
Phenotypic selection in natural populations: what have we learned in 40 years?
EI Svensson - Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In 1983, Russell Lande and Stevan Arnold published “The measurement of
selection on correlated characters,” which became a highly influential citation classic in …
selection on correlated characters,” which became a highly influential citation classic in …
SEED: A framework for integrating ecological stoichiometry and eco‐evolutionary dynamics
Characterising the extent and sources of intraspecific variation and their ecological
consequences is a central challenge in the study of eco‐evolutionary dynamics. Ecological …
consequences is a central challenge in the study of eco‐evolutionary dynamics. Ecological …
Pollution gradient leads to local adaptation and small-scale spatial variability of communities and functions in an urban marine environment
Urbanization of coastal habitats, of which harbors and marinas are the paragon, has led to
various ecological paradigms about their functioning. Harbor infrastructures offer new hard …
various ecological paradigms about their functioning. Harbor infrastructures offer new hard …