Laura S Zamorano, Zachariah Gompert, Emanuel A Fronhofer, Jeffrey L Feder, Patrik Nosil
There is increasing evidence that evolutionary and ecological processes can operate on the same timescale1 , 2 (i.e., contemporary time). As such, evolution can be sufficiently rapid to affect ecological processes such as predation or competition. Thus, evolution can influence population, community, and ecosystem-level dynamics. Indeed, studies have now shown that evolutionary dynamics can alter community structure3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and ecosystem function.7 , 8 , 9 , 10 In turn, shifts in ecological dynamics driven by evolution might feed back to affect the evolutionary trajectory of individual species...
July 16, 2023: Current Biology: CB