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Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs
The idea that changing environmental conditions drive adaptive evolution is a pillar of evolutionary ecology. But, the opposite—that adaptive evolution alters ecological processes—has received far less attention yet is critical for eco-evolutionary dynamics. We assessed the ecological impact of dive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10268251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37276393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221691120 |
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author | Kolbe, Jason J. Giery, Sean T. Lapiedra, Oriol Lyberger, Kelsey P. Pita-Aquino, Jessica N. Moniz, Haley A. Leal, Manuel Spiller, David A. Losos, Jonathan B. Schoener, Thomas W. Piovia-Scott, Jonah |
author_facet | Kolbe, Jason J. Giery, Sean T. Lapiedra, Oriol Lyberger, Kelsey P. Pita-Aquino, Jessica N. Moniz, Haley A. Leal, Manuel Spiller, David A. Losos, Jonathan B. Schoener, Thomas W. Piovia-Scott, Jonah |
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description | The idea that changing environmental conditions drive adaptive evolution is a pillar of evolutionary ecology. But, the opposite—that adaptive evolution alters ecological processes—has received far less attention yet is critical for eco-evolutionary dynamics. We assessed the ecological impact of divergent values in a key adaptive trait using 16 populations of the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei). Mirroring natural variation, we established islands with short- or long-limbed lizards at both low and high densities. We then monitored changes in lower trophic levels, finding that on islands with a high density of short-limbed lizards, web-spider densities decreased and plants grew more via an indirect positive effect, likely through an herbivore-mediated trophic cascade. Our experiment provides strong support for evolution-to-ecology connections in nature, likely closing an otherwise well-characterized eco-evolutionary feedback loop. |
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spelling | pubmed-102682512023-12-05 Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs Kolbe, Jason J. Giery, Sean T. Lapiedra, Oriol Lyberger, Kelsey P. Pita-Aquino, Jessica N. Moniz, Haley A. Leal, Manuel Spiller, David A. Losos, Jonathan B. Schoener, Thomas W. Piovia-Scott, Jonah Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Biological Sciences The idea that changing environmental conditions drive adaptive evolution is a pillar of evolutionary ecology. But, the opposite—that adaptive evolution alters ecological processes—has received far less attention yet is critical for eco-evolutionary dynamics. We assessed the ecological impact of divergent values in a key adaptive trait using 16 populations of the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei). Mirroring natural variation, we established islands with short- or long-limbed lizards at both low and high densities. We then monitored changes in lower trophic levels, finding that on islands with a high density of short-limbed lizards, web-spider densities decreased and plants grew more via an indirect positive effect, likely through an herbivore-mediated trophic cascade. Our experiment provides strong support for evolution-to-ecology connections in nature, likely closing an otherwise well-characterized eco-evolutionary feedback loop. National Academy of Sciences 2023-06-05 2023-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10268251/ /pubmed/37276393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221691120 Text en Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Biological Sciences Kolbe, Jason J. Giery, Sean T. Lapiedra, Oriol Lyberger, Kelsey P. Pita-Aquino, Jessica N. Moniz, Haley A. Leal, Manuel Spiller, David A. Losos, Jonathan B. Schoener, Thomas W. Piovia-Scott, Jonah Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title | Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title_full | Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title_fullStr | Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title_full_unstemmed | Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title_short | Experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: Divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
title_sort | experimentally simulating the evolution-to-ecology connection: divergent predator morphologies alter natural food webs |
topic | Biological Sciences |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10268251/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37276393 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221691120 |
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