Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Nature Communications
Volume
11
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Publication Date
11-5-2020
Award Number
NSF Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) 1844941
Funder
NSF Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
First Page
1
Last Page
6
Abstract
Classic debates concerning the extent to which scientists can predict evolution have gained new urgency as environmental changes force species to adapt or risk extinction. We highlight how our ability to predict evolution can be constrained by data limitations that cause poor understanding of deterministic natural selection. We then emphasize how such data limits can be reduced with feasible empirical effort involving a combination of approaches.
Recommended Citation
Nosil, P., Flaxman, S.M., Feder, J.L. et al. Increasing our ability to predict contemporary evolution. Nat Commun 11, 5592 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19437-x
