Understanding niche construction and phenotypic plasticity as causes of natural selection
Palaeontology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
67(4)
Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024
Abstract
For
many
evolutionary
biologists,
fitness
differences
cause
trait
frequency
changes
in
populations,
and
natural
selection
explains
the
evolution
of
adaptations.
Treating
as
a
cause,
however,
is
more
scientific
convention
rather
than
decree,
analyses
causes
potentially
afford
richer
explanations.
Unfortunately,
historical
assumptions
that
complexities
development
leave
origins
phenotypic
variation
unpredictable,
ecological
processes
are
idiosyncratic,
have
hindered
detailed
analysis
developmental
bases
selection.
A
poorly
appreciated
consequence
explanations
reliant
on
mask
particular
causal
patterns
important
evolution.
Here,
using
examples
environmental
modification
regulation
by
organisms
(‘niche
construction’,
a.k.a.
‘ecosystem
engineering’),
plastic
responses
to
conditions
(‘phenotypic
plasticity’),
I
will
highlight
how
activities
create
biases
co‐determine
nature
response
selection,
an
often
surprisingly
well‐regulated
manner.
Niche
construction
exposed
generating
axes
covariation
with
plastically
expressed
morphological
traits.
Taxonomically
shared
mechanisms
aggregate
across
populations
generate
statistical
regularities
easy
miss
because
not
currently
central
study
Recent
theory
experiments
suggest
develop
what
do
strengthen
relationship
between
key
traits
fitness,
thereby
part‐determining
characteristics
The
findings
implications
for
understanding
parallel
evolution,
macroevolutionary
trends
evolvability.
Язык: Английский
Insects in their environments: eco-devo and evo-devo perspectives
Elsevier eBooks,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Sexually transmitted mutualist nematodes shape host growth across dung beetle species
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(3)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2024
Abstract
Many
symbionts
are
sexually
transmitted
and
impact
their
host's
development,
ecology,
evolution.
While
the
significance
of
that
cause
diseases
(STDs)
is
relatively
well
understood,
prevalence
potential
sexual
transmission
mutualists
remain
elusive.
Here,
we
study
effects
mutualist
nematodes
on
dung
beetle
hosts.
Symbiotic
Diplogastrellus
monhysteroides
present
genitalia
male
female
Onthophagus
beetles
horizontally
during
mating
vertically
passed
to
offspring
oviposition.
A
previous
indicates
presence
benefits
larval
development
life
history
in
a
single
host
species,
taurus
.
However,
can
be
found
association
with
variety
species.
replicate
these
experiments,
assess
whether
beneficial
extend
other
test
nematode‐mediated
differ
between
beetles.
Rearing
three
distantly
related
species
without
nematodes,
find
body
size,
but
not
time
or
survival
across
all
Likewise,
no
difference
benefit
compared
These
findings
highlight
role
evolution
ecology
Язык: Английский
Inter-kingdom communication and the sympoietic way of life
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Июль 12, 2024
Organisms
are
now
seen
as
holobionts,
consortia
of
several
species
that
interact
metabolically
such
they
sustain
and
scaffold
each
other’s
existence
propagation.
Sympoiesis,
the
development
symbiotic
relationships
form
is
critical
for
our
understanding
origins
maintenance
biodiversity.
Rather
than
being
read-out
a
single
genome,
has
been
found
to
be
sympoietic,
based
on
multigenomic
interactions
between
zygote-derived
cells
microbes.
These
sympoietic
predicated
ability
from
different
kingdoms
life
(e.g.,
bacteria
animals)
communicate
with
one
another
have
their
chemical
signals
interpreted
in
manner
facilitates
development.
creation
an
entity
by
other
entities,
commonly
embryogenesis
lenses
retinas
through
interaction
brain
epidermal
compartments).
In
holobiont
sympoiesis,
partners
domains
organs
biofilms,
wherein
these
acts
environment
other.
If
evolution
forged
changes
development,
if
symbionts
routinely
involved
then
sympoiesis
can
constitute
important
factor
evolution.
Язык: Английский
Genetic and Phenotypic Divergence in a Dung Beetle 50 Years After Its Introduction to Australia
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(11)
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Species
translocations
are
increasingly
being
used
in
conservation
and
for
biological
control.
The
success
of
a
translocation
can
be
strongly
influenced
by
the
evolutionary
processes
occurring
during
early
phase
introduction
subsequent
spread
to
new
regions.
In
this
study,
morphological
variation
population
genetic
structure
were
assessed
African
dung
beetle
Язык: Английский
Driftability and niche construction
Synthese,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
204(6)
Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2024
Niche
construction
is
the
process
of
organisms
changing
themselves
or
their
environment—or
relationship
with
environment—in
ways
that
affect
evolutionary
trajectory
population.
These
changes
are
traditionally
understood
to
be
triggered
by
in
selection
pressures.
thus
necessarily
involves
altering
In
this
paper,
we
argue
pressures
not
only
way
can
influence
futures
We
propose
also
drift
probabilities,
and
such
should
considered
niche
construction.
Drift
probabilities
modulated
population
size
affecting
driftability
(individual
variance
possible
reproductive
outcomes).
consider
both
provide
examples
how
stabilize,
increase,
dampen
probabilities.
Finally,
revisit
broaden
traditional
definition
hold
organismic
activities
modify
count
as
construction,
even
if
remain
unaltered.
Язык: Английский