期刊
EVOLUTION
卷 75, 期 9, 页码 2152-2166出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/evo.14292
关键词
Evolvability; genetic variation; heritability; quantitative genetic variation; species range limits
资金
- UC Merced School of Natural Sciences
This study found that there is some relationship between QGV and distance from geographic or climatic centers, depending on the focal trait and estimation method. However, few studies have compared QGV in central and marginal regions or environments within the same species. More research is needed in this area to understand adaptive potential in the context of global change.
Quantitative genetic variation (QGV) represents a major component of adaptive potential and, if reduced toward range-edge populations, could prevent a species' expansion or adaptive response to rapid ecological change. It has been hypothesized that QGV will be lower at the range edge due to small populations-often the result of poor habitat quality-and potentially decreased gene flow. However, whether central populations are higher in QGV is unknown. We used a meta-analytic approach to test for a general QGV-range position relationship, including geographic and climatic distance from range centers. We identified 35 studies meeting our criteria, yielding nearly 1000 estimates of QGV (including broad-sense heritability, narrow-sense heritability, and evolvability) from 34 species. The relationship between QGV and distance from the geographic range or climatic niche center depended on the focal trait and how QGV was estimated. We found some evidence that QGV declines from geographic centers but that it increases toward niche edges; niche and geographic distances were uncorrelated. Nevertheless, few studies have compared QGV in both central and marginal regions or environments within the same species. We call for more research in this area and discuss potential research avenues related to adaptive potential in the context of global change.
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