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Evolution reverses the effect of network structure on metapopulation persistence.
Ecology - 1 Jul 2021
McManus Lisa C, Tekwa Eden, Schindler Daniel E, Walsworth Timothy E, Colton Madhavi A, Webster Michael M, Essington Timothy E, Forrest Daniel L, Palumbi Stephen R, Mumby Peter J, Pinsky Malin L
Abstract excerpt
Global environmental change is challenging species with novel conditions, such that demographic and evolutionary trajectories of populations are often shaped by the exchange of organisms and alleles across landscapes. Current ecological theory predicts that random networks with dispersal shortcuts connecting distant sites can promote persistence when there is no capacity for evolution. Here, we show with an...
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