B. A. Melbourne

Longevity hinders evolutionary rescue through slower growth but not necessarily slower adaptation

This study shows that longevity can hinder evolutionary rescue by slowing growth but not necessarily adaptation, depending on heritability and selection dynamics.

Immigration delays but does not prevent adaptation following environmental change: experimental evidence

This study shows that immigration of naive individuals delays but does not prevent adaptation in populations facing environmental change, using red flour beetles as a model.

Population demographic history and evolutionary rescue: influence of a bottleneck event

This study shows that populations without a bottleneck event are more likely to survive and adapt to environmental change than those with intermediate or strong bottlenecks.

How density dependence, genetic erosion, and the extinction vortex impact evolutionary rescue

This study shows that density dependence and genetic erosion reduce evolutionary rescue chances and increase extinction risk in populations facing environmental change.

Parsing propagule pressure: Number, not size, of introductions drives colonization success in a novel environment

This study shows that the number, not the size, of introductions drives colonization success in a novel environment, using flour beetles and simulations.