Conceptual and empirical bridges between micro-and macroevolution
Explaining broad molecular, phenotypic and species biodiversity patterns necessitates a
unifying framework spanning multiple evolutionary scales. Here we argue that although …
unifying framework spanning multiple evolutionary scales. Here we argue that although …
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 …
Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates
LA Bergeron, S Besenbacher, J Zheng, P Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The germline mutation rate determines the pace of genome evolution and is an evolving
parameter itself. However, little is known about what determines its evolution, as most …
parameter itself. However, little is known about what determines its evolution, as most …
The expanding value of long-term studies of individuals in the wild
Over the past seventy-five years, long-term population studies of individual organisms in
their natural environments have been influential in illuminating how ecological and …
their natural environments have been influential in illuminating how ecological and …
How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process
Inversions are structural mutations that reverse the sequence of a chromosome segment
and reduce the effective rate of recombination in the heterozygous state. They play a major …
and reduce the effective rate of recombination in the heterozygous state. They play a major …
Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
Fire regimes are a major agent of evolution in terrestrial animals. Changing fire regimes and
the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid …
the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid …
How many species will earth lose to climate change?
JJ Wiens, J Zelinka - Global Change Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change may be an important threat to global biodiversity, potentially leading to the
extinction of numerous species. But how many? There have been various attempts to …
extinction of numerous species. But how many? There have been various attempts to …
Candidate genes under selection in song sparrows co-vary with climate and body mass in support of Bergmann's Rule
Ecogeographic rules denote spatial patterns in phenotype and environment that may reflect
local adaptation as well as a species' capacity to adapt to change. To identify genes …
local adaptation as well as a species' capacity to adapt to change. To identify genes …
Increasing environmental variability inhibits evolutionary rescue in a long-lived vertebrate
Evolutionary rescue, whereby adaptive evolutionary change rescues populations from
extinction, is theorized to enable imperiled animal populations to persist under increasing …
extinction, is theorized to enable imperiled animal populations to persist under increasing …
[PDF][PDF] How can we resolve Lewontin's paradox?
B Charlesworth, JD Jensen - Genome biology and evolution, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We discuss the genetic, demographic, and selective forces that are likely to be at play in
restricting observed levels of DNA sequence variation in natural populations to a much …
restricting observed levels of DNA sequence variation in natural populations to a much …