The ecology of adaptation in wild animals - Northern supplement

野生动物的适应生态学 - 北方补充

• 批准号: 377988-2009
• 负责人: McAdam, Andrew
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: University of Guelph
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=528590
• 关键词: ecology; adaptation; wild; animals; Northern

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 over 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 relationships between ecology and evolution is extremely valuable because they not only help us to understand how evolution happens in nature, but also provide the opportunity to predict how organisms will respond to future environmental changes.

进化是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，但代表了许多小的进化变化的积累，这些变化发生在单代人身上。 理解短期进化变化的生态原因需要关键的生态因素是可识别的，可测量的，并适合实验操作。 揭示生态学和进化之间的这些关系是非常有价值的，因为它们不仅有助于我们了解自然界中的进化是如何发生的，而且还提供了预测生物体将如何应对未来环境变化的机会。