Evolutionary rescue and the limits of adaptation

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 368; no. 1610; p. 20120080
• Main Author: Bell, Graham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 19.01.2013
• Subjects: Adaptation, Biological; Alleles; Biological Evolution; Biota; Cost Of Selection; Deteriorating Environment; Environment; Evolutionary Rescue; Extinction, Biological; Extreme Value; Gene Frequency; Genetic Fitness; Genetic Variation; Genostasis; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Review; Selection, Genetic; Stress, Physiological

Populations subject to severe stress may be rescued by natural selection, but its operation is restricted by ecological and genetic constraints. The cost of natural selection expresses the limited capacity of a population to sustain the load of mortality or sterility required for effective selection...