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Evolvability predicts macroevolution under fluctuating selection.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 May 2024
Holstad Agnes, Voje Kjetil L, Opedal Øystein H, Bolstad Geir H, Bourg Salomé, Hansen Thomas F, Pélabon Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Heritable variation is a prerequisite for evolutionary change, but the relevance of genetic constraints on macroevolutionary timescales is debated. By using two datasets on fossil and contemporary taxa, we show that evolutionary divergence among populations, and to a lesser extent among species, increases with microevolutionary evolvability. We evaluate and reject several hypotheses to explain this relationship...
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