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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 366, Issue 1569, Pages 1453-1460Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0331
Keywords
coevolution; community and ecosystem ecology; ecological genomics; extended phenotype; functional genomics; intraspecific genetic variation
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- National Science Foundation [DEB-0919869, DEB-0950486]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Environmental Biology [0919869] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Research in community genetics seeks to understand how the dynamic interplay between ecology and evolution shapes simple and complex communities and ecosystems. A community genetics perspective, however, may not be necessary or informative for all studies and systems. To better understand when and how intraspecific genetic variation and microevolution are important in community and ecosystem ecology, we suggest future research should focus on three areas: (i) determining the relative importance of intraspecific genetic variation compared with other ecological factors in mediating community and ecosystem properties; (ii) understanding the importance of microevolution in shaping ecological dynamics in multi-trophic communities; and (iii) deciphering the phenotypic and associated genetic mechanisms that drive community and ecosystem processes. Here, we identify key areas of research that will increase our understanding of the ecology and evolution of complex communities but that are currently missing in community genetics. We then suggest experiments designed to meet these current gaps.
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