Journal article
Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), Vol.38(11), pp.1072-1084
11/01/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.06.003
PMID: 37479555
Abstract
Fire regimes are a major agent of evolution in terrestrial animals. Changing fire regimes and the capacity for rapid evolution in wild animal populations suggests the potential for rapid, fire-driven adaptive animal evolution in the Pyrocene. Fire drives multiple modes of evolutionary change, including stabilizing, directional, disruptive, and fluctuating selection, and can strongly influence gene flow and genetic drift. Ongoing and future research in fire-driven animal evolution will benefit from further development of generalizable hypotheses, studies conducted in highly responsive taxa, and linking fire-adapted phenotypes to their underlying genetic basis. A better understanding of evolutionary responses to fire has the potential to positively influence conservation strategies that embrace evolutionary resilience to fire in the Pyrocene.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
- Creators
- Gavin M. Jones - US Forest ServiceJoshua F. Goldberg - Rocky Mountain Research StationTaylor M. Wilcox - Rocky Mountain Research StationLauren B. Buckley - University of WashingtonCatherine L. Parr - University of LiverpoolEthan B. Linck - University of WyomingEmily D. Fountain - University of Wisconsin–MadisonMichael K. Schwartz - Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), Vol.38(11), pp.1072-1084
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tree.2023.06.003
- PMID
- 37479555
- NLM abbreviation
- Trends Ecol Evol
- ISSN
- 0169-5347
- eISSN
- 1872-8383
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability
- Record Identifier
- 9985219864802771
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