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John C. Meraz

Arizona State University

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Historical Contingency Limits Adaptive Diversification in a Spatially Structured Environment

Gillian Patton, John C. Meraz, Michelle Yin, Sarah B. Worthan, Sara Williams, Megan G. Behringer

This study shows that initial mutations can constrain adaptive diversification in structured environments, highlighting the role of genotype-by-environment interactions in evolutionary outcomes.

Evolution Letters · Nov 21, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology