Eco-evolutionary dynamics: An experimental demonstration in nature

Andrew P Hendry

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.071

Eco-evolutionary dynamics: An experimental demonstration in nature

Curr Biol. 2023 Aug 7;33(15):R814-R817. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.071.

Author

Andrew P Hendry¹

Affiliation

¹ Redpath Museum and Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Electronic address: Andrew.hendry@mcgill.ca.

PMID: 37552949
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.071

Abstract

Ecological change drives rapid evolution, which then should feed back to influence ecological change. A new study uses experiments with Timema stick insects to demonstrate such feedbacks in nature, revealing that they can be very rapid, strong, and stabilizing.

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MeSH terms

Biological Evolution*
Ecosystem*
Feedback
Population Dynamics