Evolution: An Archipelago Replete with Replicates

Moritz Muschick; Walter Salzburger

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.032

Evolution: An Archipelago Replete with Replicates

Curr Biol. 2018 May 7;28(9):R565-R567. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.032.

Authors

Moritz Muschick¹, Walter Salzburger²

Affiliations

¹ Aquatic Ecology & Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, CH-3012, Switzerland; Department of Fish Ecology & Evolution, EAWAG, Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, CH-6047, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.
² Zoological Institute, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29738733
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.032

Abstract

Adaptive radiations, in which repeated bouts of diversification lead to phenotypically similar species, highlight the power of natural selection and predictability in evolution. A newly discovered radiation of stick spiders on Hawaii helps shed new light on this phenomenon.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Hawaii
Phylogeny
Selection, Genetic
Spiders*