"Excluded phenotypes" restrict genetic paths toward adaptation in declining populations.

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Evolutionary rescue is the process by which declining populations adapt to conditions that would otherwise cause their extinction. Considering the spectrum of mutant phenotypes that can arise within a declining population, there exists the interesting case of mutations which improve fitness relative to the wild-type, but do not restore population growth. Here, we hypothesize that mutations within this phenotype...

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