A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems.

ABSTRACT: A major goal of evolutionary science is to understand how biological diversity is generated and altered. Despite considerable advances, we still have limited insight into how phenotypic variation arises and is sorted by natural selection. Here we argue that an integrated view, which merges ecology, evolution and developmental biology (eco evo devo) on an equal footing, is needed to understand the multifaceted role of the environment in simultaneously determining the development of the phenotype and the nature of the selective environment, and how organisms in turn affect the environment through eco evo and eco devo feedbacks. To illustrate the usefulness of an integrated eco evo devo perspective, we connect it with the theory of resource polymorphism (i.e. the phenotypic and genetic divers

SUBMITTER: Skulason S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852119 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature