The ecology of adaptations in wild animals

野生动物适应的生态学

• 批准号: 371579-2009
• 负责人: McAdam, Andrew
• 金额: $ 2.11万
• 依托单位: University of Guelph
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=497630
• 关键词: ecology; adaptations; wild; animals

Evolution is the fundamental process responsible for biological diversity. Differences between species have arisen over millions of years, but represent the accumulation of many small evolutionary changes, which occur across single generations. Understanding the ecological causes of short-term evolutionary changes requires that key ecological factors are identifiable, measurable, and amenable to experimental manipulations. Uncovering these connections between ecology and evolution is not only fundamental to our understanding of the evolutionary process, but also enables us to predict evolutionary responses to future environmental changes.

进化是造成生物多样性的基本过程。物种之间的差异已经出现了数百万年，但代表了许多微小进化变化的积累，这些变化发生在单代之间。 了解短期进化变化的生态原因需要关键生态因素是可识别的、可测量的并且易于实验操作。揭示生态学和进化之间的这些联系不仅是我们理解进化过程的基础，而且使我们能够预测进化对未来环境变化的反应。