Evolutionary rescue beyond the models

Richard Gomulkiewicz; Ruth G Shaw

doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0093

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Evolutionary rescue beyond the models

Richard Gomulkiewicz and Ruth G Shaw

Philosophical transactions. Biological sciences, Vol.368(1610), pp.20120093-20120093

01/19/2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0093

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100225

PMCID: PMC3538458

PMID: 23209173

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Abstract

Adaptation, Physiological

Climate

Selection, Genetic

Stress, Physiological

Magnoliopsida - genetics

Extinction, Biological

Empirical Research

Biological Evolution

Genetic Variation

Magnoliopsida - physiology

Phenotype

Seeds - physiology

Models, Biological

Ecosystem

Laboratory model systems and mathematical models have shed considerable light on the fundamental properties and processes of evolutionary rescue. But it remains to determine the extent to which these model-based findings can help biologists predict when evolution will fail or succeed in rescuing natural populations that are facing novel conditions that threaten their persistence. In this article, we present a prospectus for transferring our basic understanding of evolutionary rescue to wild and other non-laboratory populations. Current experimental and theoretical results emphasize how the interplay between inheritance processes and absolute fitness in changed environments drive population dynamics and determine prospects of extinction. We discuss the challenge of inferring these elements of the evolutionary rescue process in field and natural settings. Addressing this challenge will contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of population persistence that combines processes of evolutionary rescue with developmental and ecological mechanisms.

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Title: Evolutionary rescue beyond the models
Creators: Richard Gomulkiewicz - School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. gomulki@wsu.edu
Ruth G Shaw
Publication Details: Philosophical transactions. Biological sciences, Vol.368(1610), pp.20120093-20120093
Academic Unit: Biological Sciences, School of
Publisher: England
Identifiers: 99900546526701842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article