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A life-history allele of large effect shortens developmental time in a wild insect population.
Nature ecology & evolution - 1 Jan 2024
Cheng Shixiong, Jacobs Chris G C, Mogollón Pérez Elisa A, Chen Daipeng, van de Sanden Joep T, Bretscher Kevin M, Verweij Femke, Bosman Jelle S, Hackmann Amke, Merks Roeland M H, van den Heuvel Joost, van der Zee Maurijn
Abstract excerpt
Developmental time is a key life-history trait with large effects on Darwinian fitness. In many insects, developmental time is currently under strong selection to minimize ecological mismatches in seasonal timing induced by climate change. The genetic basis of responses to such selection, however, is poorly understood. To address this problem, we set up a long-term evolve-and-resequence experiment in the beetle...
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