The Evolution of Paleoecology

Joseph D Napier; Guillaume de Lafontaine; Melissa L Chipman

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.12.006

The Evolution of Paleoecology

Trends Ecol Evol. 2020 Apr;35(4):293-295. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.12.006. Epub 2020 Jan 17.

Authors

Joseph D Napier¹, Guillaume de Lafontaine², Melissa L Chipman³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. Electronic address: Joseph.Napier@austin.utexas.edu.
² Canada Research Chair in Integrative Biology of Northern Flora, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada.
³ Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA.

PMID: 31959418
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.12.006

Abstract

While the interplay between migration and adaptation dictates species response to climate change, technological limitations have obfuscated explicit tests on past adaptive responses. However, a surge in technology-driven advances in paleoecological methods coincides with breakthroughs in processing ancient DNA, providing the first opportunity to assess adaptation to past climate shifts.

Keywords: PaleoGEA; PaleoGWAS; adaptation; paleoecology; paleophenotypes.

MeSH terms

Acclimatization
Adaptation, Physiological* / genetics
Climate Change*
DNA, Ancient

Substances

DNA, Ancient