Theory suggests that evolutionary changes in phenotypic plasticity could either hinder or
facilitate evolutionary rescue in a changing climate. Nevertheless, the actual role of evolving …

All life forms across the globe are experiencing drastic changes in environmental conditions
as a result of global climate change. These environmental changes are happening rapidly …

Phenotypic plasticity can serve as a step** stone towards adaptation. Recently, studies
have shown that gene expression contributes to emergent stress responses such as thermal …

Heat‐shock proteins (Hsps) and their cognates are primary mitigators of cell stress. With
increasingly severe impacts of climate change and other human modifications of the …

Biological invasions constitute a major environmental change driver, affecting conservation,
agriculture and human health. Invasive alien species (IAS) impacts include, alterations of …

Genome‐scan methods are used for screening genomewide patterns of DNA polymorphism
to detect signatures of positive selection. There are two main types of methods:(i)'outlier' …

Epigenetic mechanisms such as changes in DNA methylation have the potential to affect the
resilience of species to climate change, but little is known about the response of the …

The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) represents a convenient model to
study microevolution—adaptation to a freshwater environment. Although genetic …

Phenotypic plasticity is thought to facilitate the colonization of novel environments and
shape the direction of evolution in colonizing populations. However, the relative prevalence …

Genomic reaction norms represent the range of gene expression phenotypes (usually
mRNA transcript levels) expressed by a genotype along an environmental gradient …