Local adaptation has been a major focus of evolutionary ecologists working across diverse
systems for decades. However, little of this research has explored variation at …

The modern synthesis of evolutionary biology unified Darwin's natural selection with
Mendelian genetics, but at the same time it created the dilemma of genetic load. and …

Metabolic rate determines the physiological and life-history performances of ectotherms.
Thus, the extent to which such rates are sensitive and plastic to environmental perturbation …

Diverse microbial consortia profoundly influence animal biology, necessitating an
understanding of microbiome variation in studies of animal adaptation. Yet, little is known …

Gene flow between phenotypically divergent populations can disrupt local adaptation or,
alternatively, may stimulate adaptive evolution by increasing genetic variation. We …

Novel environments often impose directional selection for a new phenotypic optimum. Novel
environments, however, can also change the distribution of phenotypes exposed to …

Genetic rescue, an increase in population growth owing to the infusion of new alleles, can
aid the persistence of small populations. Its use as a management tool is limited by a lack of …

Organisms can change their environment and in doing so change the selection they
experience and how they evolve. Population density is one potential mediator of such …

A common assumption is that invasive species always display a fast life-history strategy
typically characterized by early reproduction and shortened lifespan. To examine the rapid …

Anthropogenic habitat alterations have the potential to affect both, ecological dynamics of
communities and populations, as well as evolutionary processes within populations …