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Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 23 Jan 2023
Pilakouta Natalie, Humble Joseph L, Hill Iain D C, Arthur Jessica, Costa Ana P B, Smith Bethany A, Kristjánsson Bjarni K, Skúlason Skúli, Killen Shaun S, Lindström Jan, Metcalfe Neil B, Parsons Kevin J
Abstract excerpt
Gaining the ability to predict population responses to climate change is a pressing concern. Using a "natural experiment," we show that testing for divergent evolution in wild populations from contrasting thermal environments provides a powerful approach, and likely an enhanced predictive power for responses to climate change. Specifically, we used a unique study system in Iceland, where freshwater populations of...
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