Evolutionary potential mitigates extinction risk under climate change in the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher.

ABSTRACT: The complexity of global anthropogenic change makes forecasting species responses and planning effective conservation actions challenging. Additionally, important components of a species' adaptive capacity, such as evolutionary potential, are often not included in quantitative risk assessments due to lack of data. While genomic proxies for evolutionary potential in at-risk species are increasingly available, they have not yet been included in extinction risk assessments at a species-wide scale. In this study, we used an individual-based, spatially explicit, dynamic eco-evolutionary simulation model to evaluate the extinction risk of an endangered desert songbird, the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus), in response to climate change. Using data from long-term demogr

SUBMITTER: Forester BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287148 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature