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Non-adaptive plasticity potentiates rapid adaptive evolution of gene expression in nature

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  • Cameron K. Ghalambor

    (Colorado State University
    Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University)

  • Kim L. Hoke

    (Colorado State University
    Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University)

  • Emily W. Ruell

    (Colorado State University)

  • Eva K. Fischer

    (Colorado State University)

  • David N. Reznick

    (University of California)

  • Kimberly A. Hughes

    (Florida State University)

Abstract

Experimentally transplanting guppies to evolve in a novel, predator-free environment reveals that the direction of plasticity in gene expression is usually opposite to the direction of adaptive evolution; that is, those genes whose expression changes are disadvantageous are more strongly selected upon than those whose changes are advantageous.

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  • Cameron K. Ghalambor & Kim L. Hoke & Emily W. Ruell & Eva K. Fischer & David N. Reznick & Kimberly A. Hughes, 2015. "Non-adaptive plasticity potentiates rapid adaptive evolution of gene expression in nature," Nature, Nature, vol. 525(7569), pages 372-375, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:525:y:2015:i:7569:d:10.1038_nature15256
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15256
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    1. Reid S. Brennan & James A. deMayo & Hans G. Dam & Michael B. Finiguerra & Hannes Baumann & Melissa H. Pespeni, 2022. "Loss of transcriptional plasticity but sustained adaptive capacity after adaptation to global change conditions in a marine copepod," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.
    2. Shane C. Campbell-Staton & Jonathan P. Velotta & Kristin M. Winchell, 2021. "Selection on adaptive and maladaptive gene expression plasticity during thermal adaptation to urban heat islands," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
    3. Júnior, Emerson Campos Barbosa & Rios, Vitor Passos & Dodonov, Pavel & Vilela, Bruno & Japyassú, Hilton F, 2022. "Effect of behavioural plasticity and environmental properties on the resilience of communities under habitat loss and fragmentation," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 472(C).

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