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Evolutionary rescue in resistance to pesticides.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 1 Jun 2024
Madgwick Philip G, Tunstall Thomas, Kanitz Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary rescue occurs when the genetic evolution of adaptation saves a population from decline or extinction after environmental change. The evolution of resistance to pesticides is a special scenario of abrupt environmental change, where rescue occurs under (very) strong selection for one or a few de novo resistance mutations of large effect. Here, a population genetic model of evolutionary rescue with...
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