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Direct and indirect ecosystem effects of evolutionary adaptation in the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata).
The American naturalist - 1 Aug 2012
Bassar Ronald D, Ferriere Regis, López-Sepulcre Andrés, Marshall Michael C, Travis Joseph, Pringle Catherine M, Reznick David N
Abstract excerpt
Ecological and evolutionary processes may interact on the same timescale, but we are just beginning to understand how. Several studies have examined the net effects of adaptive evolution on ecosystem properties. However, we do not know whether these effects are confined to direct interactions or whether they propagate further through indirect ecological pathways. Even less well understood is how the combination...
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