Article
The Difficulty of Predicting Evolutionary Change in Response to Novel Ecological Interactions: A Field Experiment with Anolis Lizards.
The American naturalist - 1 Apr 2023
Thurman Timothy J, Palmer Todd M, Kolbe Jason J, Askary Arash M, Gotanda Kiyoko M, Lapiedra Oriol, Kartzinel Tyler R, Man In't Veld Naomi, Revell Liam J, Wegener Johanna E, Schoener Thomas W, Spiller David A, Losos Jonathan B, Pringle Robert M, Barrett Rowan D H
Abstract excerpt
AbstractDetermining whether and how evolution is predictable is an important goal, particularly as anthropogenic disturbances lead to novel species interactions that could modify selective pressures. Here, we use a multigeneration field experiment with brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) to test hypotheses about the predictability of evolution. We manipulated the presence/absence of predators and competitors of...
Topics
- Animals
- Lizards
- Ecosystem
- Bahamas
- Phenotype
- Diet