The evolution of plasticity at geographic range edges.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_DC07183D33B6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
The evolution of plasticity at geographic range edges.
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
Author(s)
Usui T., Lerner D., Eckert I., Angert A.L., Garroway C.J., Hargreaves A., Lancaster L.T., Lessard J.P., Riva F., Schmidt C., van der Burg K., Marshall K.E.
ISSN
1872-8383 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0169-5347
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
9
Pages
831-842
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Phenotypic plasticity enables rapid responses to environmental change, and could facilitate range shifts in response to climate change. What drives the evolution of plasticity at range edges, and the capacity of range-edge individuals to be plastic, remain unclear. Here, we propose that accurately predicting when plasticity itself evolves or mediates adaptive evolution at expanding range edges requires integrating knowledge on the demography and evolution of edge populations. Our synthesis shows that: (i) the demography of edge populations can amplify or attenuate responses to selection for plasticity through diverse pathways, and (ii) demographic effects on plasticity are modified by the stability of range edges. Our spatially explicit synthesis for plasticity has the potential to improve predictions for range shifts with climate change.
Keywords
Humans, Adaptation, Physiological, Climate Change, Biological Evolution, Phenotype, acclimation, distribution, geography, macroecology, reaction norm, spatial patterns
Pubmed
Web of science
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14/12/2023 7:12
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