Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection
Climate change has the potential to affect the ecology and evolution of every species on Earth. While the ecological consequences of climate change are increasingly well documented, the effects of climate on the key evolutionary process driving adaptation—natural selection—is largely unknown. We rep...
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| author | Siepielski, Adam M. Morrissey, Michael B. Buoro, Mathieu Carlson, Stephanie M. Caruso, Christina M. Clegg, Sonya M. Coulson, Tim DiBattista, Joseph Gotanda, Kiyoko M. Francis, Clinton D. Hereford, Joe Kingsolver, Joel G. Augustine, Kate E. Kruuk, Loeske E.B. Martin, Ryan A. Sheldon, Ben C. Sletvold, Nina Svensson, Erik I. Wade, Michael J. MacColl, Andrew D.C. |
| author_facet | Siepielski, Adam M. Morrissey, Michael B. Buoro, Mathieu Carlson, Stephanie M. Caruso, Christina M. Clegg, Sonya M. Coulson, Tim DiBattista, Joseph Gotanda, Kiyoko M. Francis, Clinton D. Hereford, Joe Kingsolver, Joel G. Augustine, Kate E. Kruuk, Loeske E.B. Martin, Ryan A. Sheldon, Ben C. Sletvold, Nina Svensson, Erik I. Wade, Michael J. MacColl, Andrew D.C. |
| author_sort | Siepielski, Adam M. |
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| description | Climate change has the potential to affect the ecology and evolution of every species on Earth. While the ecological consequences of climate change are increasingly well documented, the effects of climate on the key evolutionary process driving adaptation—natural selection—is largely unknown. We report that aspects of precipitation and potential evapotranspiration, along with the North Atlantic Oscillation, predicted variation in selection across plant and animal populations throughout many terrestrial biomes, whereas temperature explained little variation. By showing that selection was influenced by climate variation, our results indicate that climate change may cause widespread alterations in selection regimes, potentially shifting evolutionary trajectories at a global scale. |
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| spelling | nottingham-410792020-05-04T18:36:23Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41079/ Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection Siepielski, Adam M. Morrissey, Michael B. Buoro, Mathieu Carlson, Stephanie M. Caruso, Christina M. Clegg, Sonya M. Coulson, Tim DiBattista, Joseph Gotanda, Kiyoko M. Francis, Clinton D. Hereford, Joe Kingsolver, Joel G. Augustine, Kate E. Kruuk, Loeske E.B. Martin, Ryan A. Sheldon, Ben C. Sletvold, Nina Svensson, Erik I. Wade, Michael J. MacColl, Andrew D.C. Climate change has the potential to affect the ecology and evolution of every species on Earth. While the ecological consequences of climate change are increasingly well documented, the effects of climate on the key evolutionary process driving adaptation—natural selection—is largely unknown. We report that aspects of precipitation and potential evapotranspiration, along with the North Atlantic Oscillation, predicted variation in selection across plant and animal populations throughout many terrestrial biomes, whereas temperature explained little variation. By showing that selection was influenced by climate variation, our results indicate that climate change may cause widespread alterations in selection regimes, potentially shifting evolutionary trajectories at a global scale. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017-03-03 Article PeerReviewed Siepielski, Adam M., Morrissey, Michael B., Buoro, Mathieu, Carlson, Stephanie M., Caruso, Christina M., Clegg, Sonya M., Coulson, Tim, DiBattista, Joseph, Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Francis, Clinton D., Hereford, Joe, Kingsolver, Joel G., Augustine, Kate E., Kruuk, Loeske E.B., Martin, Ryan A., Sheldon, Ben C., Sletvold, Nina, Svensson, Erik I., Wade, Michael J. and MacColl, Andrew D.C. (2017) Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection. Science, 355 (6328). pp. 959-962. ISSN 1095-9203 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6328/959 doi:10.1126/science.aag2773 doi:10.1126/science.aag2773 |
| spellingShingle | Siepielski, Adam M. Morrissey, Michael B. Buoro, Mathieu Carlson, Stephanie M. Caruso, Christina M. Clegg, Sonya M. Coulson, Tim DiBattista, Joseph Gotanda, Kiyoko M. Francis, Clinton D. Hereford, Joe Kingsolver, Joel G. Augustine, Kate E. Kruuk, Loeske E.B. Martin, Ryan A. Sheldon, Ben C. Sletvold, Nina Svensson, Erik I. Wade, Michael J. MacColl, Andrew D.C. Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title | Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title_full | Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title_fullStr | Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title_short | Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| title_sort | precipitation drives global variation in natural selection |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41079/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41079/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41079/ |