Increased adaptive potential in novel environments can be predicted from genetic variance in development time expressed in native environments
G. M. Walter, K. Monro, A. Wilson, D. Terranova, E. la Spina, M. G. Majorana, G. Pepe, S. du Plessis, J. Clark, S. Cozzolino, A. E. Cristaudo, S. J. Hiscock, J. R. Bridle
The paper shows that genetic variation in development time in native environments predicts survival in novel environments, with faster development linked to better survival.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2021Evolutionary Biology