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Digest: Parallel rather than unique local adaptation along a steep elevation gradient *
Author(s) -
Arjona Yurena,
MorenteLópez Javier
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.84
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1558-5646
pISSN - 0014-3820
DOI - 10.1111/evo.14206
Subject(s) - biology , elevation (ballistics) , adaptation (eye) , local adaptation , evolutionary biology , geometry , demography , neuroscience , mathematics , population , sociology
To what extent do parallel and unique local adaptation occur along elevational gradients? In a reciprocal transplant experiment, Bachmann and Van Buskirk found stronger evidence for parallel adaptation to elevation than for unique local adaptation in Rana temporaria populations of the Swiss Alps. This finding has important implications for understanding gene flow effects on adaptive patterns and provides a useful investigative framework for the study of adaptation.