Life-History Evolution and the Genetics of Fitness Components in Drosophila melanogaster

T Flatt - Genetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Life-history traits or “fitness components”—such as age and size at maturity, fecundity and
fertility, age-specific rates of survival, and life span—are the major phenotypic determinants …

Incorporating evolutionary adaptation in species distribution modelling reduces projected vulnerability to climate change

A Bush, K Mokany, R Catullo, A Hoffmann… - Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the sensitivity of species to ongoing climate change, and numerous challenges
they face tracking suitable conditions, there is growing interest in species' capacity to adapt …

Eco‐genetics of desiccation resistance in Drosophila

Y Wang, JF Ferveur, B Moussian - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change globally perturbs water circulation thereby influencing ecosystems including
cultivated land. Both harmful and beneficial species of insects are likely to be vulnerable to …

Molecular analyses reveal consistent food web structure with elevation in rainforest Drosophila – parasitoid communities

CT Jeffs, JCD Terry, M Higgie, A Jandová… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of interaction networks across spatial environmental gradients is a powerful
approach to investigate the responses of communities to global change. Using a …

Environmental variation and biotic interactions limit adaptation at ecological margins: lessons from rainforest Drosophila and European butterflies

EK O'Brien, GM Walter, J Bridle - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Models of local adaptation to spatially varying selection predict that maximum rates of
evolution are determined by the interaction between increased adaptive potential owing to …

Natural enemies have inconsistent impacts on the coexistence of competing species

JCD Terry, J Chen, OT Lewis - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The role of natural enemies in promoting coexistence of competing species has generated
substantial debate. Modern coexistence theory provides a detailed framework to investigate …

Genetic covariances promote climatic adaptation in Australian Drosophila

S Hangartner, C Lasne, CM Sgrò, T Connallon… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Evolutionary potential for adaptation hinges upon the orientation of genetic variation for traits
under selection, captured by the additive genetic variance-covariance matrix (G), as well as …

Correlations of Genotype with Climate Parameters Suggest Caenorhabditis elegans Niche Adaptations

KS Evans, Y Zhao, SC Brady, L Long… - G3: Genes …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Species inhabit a variety of environmental niches, and the adaptation to a particular niche is
often controlled by genetic factors, including gene-by-environment interactions. The genes …

Current and future potential global distribution of the invading species Drosophila nasuta (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

AC Lauer Garcia, F Pessoa Da Silva… - Biological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Species distribution modelling has been widely employed to indicate probable areas of
invasion and to guide management strategies. Drosophila nasuta is native to Asia and has …

Parallel clinal variation in the mid-day siesta of Drosophila melanogaster implicates continent-specific targets of natural selection

Y Yang, I Edery - PLoS genetics, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Similar to many diurnal animals, Drosophila melanogaster exhibits a mid-day siesta that is
more robust as ambient temperature rises, an adaptive response aimed at minimizing …