Hidden change: cryptic evolution in flycatchers

Authors
Hosken, DJ
Citation
Dj. Hosken, Hidden change: cryptic evolution in flycatchers, TREND ECOL, 16(11), 2001, pp. 593-594
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
ISSN journal
01695347 → ACNP
Volume
16
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
593 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-5347(200111)16:11<593:HCCEIF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Documented cases of phenotypic change consistent with heritability estimate s and the strength and direction of selection are relatively rare. There ar e several possible reasons for this paucity, including environmental maskin g of genetic change. A new paper by Merila and colleagues documents 'crypti c evolution' in a longterm study of collared flycatchers in Sweden, and mak es the case for hidden evolutionary change in general.